ਚਾਹ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Either through dialectal Classical Persian چا (čā), or directly from Chinese 茶 (chá). Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá). Compare Urdu چای (cāy) / Hindi चाय (cāy).

Noun

ਚਾਹ • (cāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)

  1. tea
Declension
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Declension of ਚਾਹ
dir. sg. ਚਾਹ (cāh)
dir. pl. ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
singular plural
direct ਚਾਹ (cāh) ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
oblique ਚਾਹ (cāh) ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
vocative ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe) ਚਾਹੋ (cāho)
ablative ਚਾਹੋਂ (cāhõ) —
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”)

Noun

ਚਾਹ • (cāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)

  1. desire, wish, love
    Synonym: ਆਰਜ਼ੂ (ārazū)

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