ча

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"

Chechen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ča.

Noun

ча • (ča) class jj

1. bear

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “ча”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 226

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ča.

Noun

ча • (ča) class dd

1. straw

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “ча”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 226

Ingush

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ča.

Noun

ча • (ča) class jj

1. bear

References

• Bekova, A. I., Dudarov, U. B., Ilijeva, F. M., Malʹsagova, L. D., Tarijeva, L. U. (2009) “ча”, in Ingušsko-russkij slovarʹ, Nalchik: Ingušskij NII GN, page 816

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ča.

Noun

ча • (ča) class d

1. straw

References

• Bekova, A. I., Dudarov, U. B., Ilijeva, F. M., Malʹsagova, L. D., Tarijeva, L. U. (2009) “ча”, in Ingušsko-russkij slovarʹ, Nalchik: Ingušskij NII GN, page 816

Nivkh

Etymology

From Japanese 茶 (cha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cʰa/

Noun

ча (ț’a)

1. (South Sakhalin) tea

Related terms

• чай (ț’aj) (Amur, East Sakhalin)

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”).

Cognate with Bashkir йәйә (yəyə, “bow”), Kyrgyz жаа (jaa, “bow”).

Noun

ча • (ça) (definite accusative чаны, plural чалар)

1. bow (weapon used with arrows)

Ubykh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʃʰa]

Noun

ча • (ča)

1. milk
2. rider

Verb

ча • (ča)

1. to lean on

   Сыӷаачан. ― Səğaačan. ― I lean on it.

2. to finish

   Асычан. ― Asəčan. ― I finish it.