ਚਾਹ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: cā́ IPA^(key): /t͡ʃäː˥/
Rhymes: -äː˥, (non-tonal) -äː

Etymology 1

Either through dialectal Classical Persian (čā), or directly from Chinese 茶 (chá). Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá). Compare Bengali চা (ca), Hindi चा (cā), Marwari चा (cā), Gujarati ચા (cā).

Noun

ਚਾਹ • (cāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)

tea

Declension

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Declension of **ਚਾਹ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਚਾਹ (cāh)	ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
oblique	ਚਾਹ (cāh)	ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
vocative	ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe)	ਚਾਹੋ (cāho)
ablative	ਚਾਹੋਂ (cāhõ)	ਚਾਹਿਆੰ (cāhiā̃)
locative	ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe)	ਚਾਹੀਂ (cāhī̃)
instrumental	ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe)	ਚਾਹੀਂ (cāhī̃)

Derived terms

ਚਾਹ ਛਕਾਉਣਾ (cāh chakāuṇā, “serve tea”, verb)
ਚਾਹਟਾ m (cāhṭā, “tea (derogatory)”)
ਚਾਹਦਾਨੀ f (cāhdānī, “teapot”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ਚਾਹ • (cāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)

desire, wish, love
Synonym: ਆਰਜ਼ੂ (ārazū)

References

Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.