cha-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cha"

English

Alternative forms

  • chao- (before consonants)

Etymology

Combining form from chaos. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void, empty space”).

Prefix

cha-

  1. Alternative form of chao-
  2. Chaos.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with cha-
nonchaotic
nonchaotically
chaoticist
chaoticity
semichaotic
unchaotic

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́á-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa/

Prefix

cha-

  1. Class 7 possessive concord.

Swahili

Prefix

cha-

  1. contraction of ki- +‎ -a-, literally “ki class(VII) gnomic”
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