ชา
See also: ช้า
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ชา d͡ʑ ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | chaa |
| Royal Institute | cha | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R) | |
| Audio | ||
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ɟaːᴬ (“tea”);[1] possibly late borrowing from Chinese 茶 (chá).[2]
Cognate with Lao ຊາ (sā), Zhuang caz.
Noun
ชา • (chaa)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
ชา • (chaa) (abstract noun ความชา)
- numb.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
ชา • (chaa) (abstract noun การชา)
- used in ลือชา (lʉʉ-chaa, “to be well-known, widely spoken of”)
Derived terms
- ลือชา (lʉʉ-chaa)
References
Further reading
- “ชา” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.