চা

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Assamese

Etymology

Assamese verb set
চা (sa)
চোৱা (süa)
চোওৱা (süüa)

    Inherited from Early Assamese চাহ্ (cah), from Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï). Cognate with Kamta চা (sa), Sylheti ꠌꠣꠃꠀ (saua), Chittagonian চা (sa), Bengali চাওয়া (caoa), Odia ଚାହିଁବା (cāhĩbā), Hindi चाहना / Urdu چاہنا (cāhnā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sa/

    Verb

    চা • (sa)

    1. look, watch
      মোৰ নতুন গাড়ীখন চা!
      mür notun garikhon sa!
      Look at my new car!
      আমি টিভি চাই আছোঁ
      ami tibhi sai asü̃.
      We are watching TV.
      (Kamrupi, Nalbari):
      সহাই চাক কুনি আইহ্ছি
      xohai sak kuni aihsi.
      Look at there who has arrived.
    2. seek, look for
      মাকে জীয়েকলৈ দৰা চাই আছে
      make ziekoloi dora sai ase.
      The mother is looking for a groom for (her) daughter.
      (Kamrupi):
      মাকে জীয়াকোক লগি বৰ চাই আছে’
      make ziakük logi bor sai asë.
      The mother is looking for a groom for (her) daughter.

    Conjugation

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    Bengali

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian چا (čā), from Chinese (chá). Cognate with Assamese চাহ (sah), Chittagonian সাঁ (), Hindi चा (), Marwari चा (), Punjabi ਚਾਹ (cāh), Gujarati ચા ().

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃa/, [ˈt͡ʃaˑ]
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    • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕa/, [ˈtɕaː], [ˈtɕaˑ]
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    • Rhymes: -a
    • Homophone: চা (ca, second-person intimate present imperative of চাওয়া (caōẇa))

    Noun

    চা • (ca)

    1. tea
      আপনি চা খাবেন?
      apni ca khaben?
      Would you like tea?
      (literally, “Will you drink tea?”)

    Inflection

    indefinite forms
    nominative চা (ca)
    objective চা / চাকে (ca (semantically general or indefinite) / cake (semantically definite))
    genitive চার (car)
    locative চাতে / চায় (cate / caẏ)
    definite forms
    singular plural
    nominative চাটি , চাটা (caṭi, caṭa) চাগুলি, চাগুলা, চাগুলো (caguli, cagula, cagulō)
    objective চাটি, চাটা (caṭi, caṭa) চাগুলি, চাগুলা, চাগুলো (caguli, cagula, cagulō)
    genitive চাটির, চাটার (caṭir, caṭar) চাগুলির, চাগুলার, চাগুলোর (cagulir, cagular, cagulōr)
    locative চাটিতে, চাটাতে, চাটায় (caṭite, caṭate, caṭaẏ) চাগুলিতে, চাগুলাতে, চাগুলায়, চাগুলোতে (cagulite, cagulate, cagulaẏ, cagulōte)
    Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

    Derived terms

    Hajong

    Noun

    চা (ca)

    1. tea