ឆា

See also: ឆ

Khmer

Etymology

From Hokkien 炒 (chhá, “to fry”) or Teochew 炒 (tshá, “to fry”).[1]

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ឆា
cʰā
WT romanisation chaa
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰaː/

Verb

ឆា • (chaa) (abstract noun ការឆា)

  1. to fry, stir-fry, sauté (usually mixed vegetables and meat)
  2. to try to do (something), to experiment, practice (doing something)
  3. to break, crack, chip, splinter
  4. to wipe the slate clean, to stop and begin again (e.g., a game)

Adjective

ឆា • (chaa) (abstract noun ភាពឆា)

  1. to be broken, cracked, chipped

Noun

ឆា • (chaa)

  1. fried or stir-fried food

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. Joanna Rose McFarland (2021) “Chapter 3: Language Contact and Lexical Changes in Khmer and Teochew in Cambodia and Beyond”, in Chia, Caroline, Hoogervorst, Tom, editors, Sinophone Southeast Asia: Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas (Chinese Overseas: History, Literature, and Society; 20 [Open Access])‎, Brill, →ISBN, page 102
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