ચા

Gujarati
ચા (cā, “tea”)

Alternative forms
  • ચાય (cāya), ચાઈ (cāī), ચાહ (cāh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چای‎ (čāy), from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

Noun

ચા • (cā) m or f

  1. tea plant, any bush of the species Camellia sinensis whose leaves are picked to make a beverage
  2. tea, a common beverage made by infusing the dried leaves or buds of this plant in hot water

Derived terms
  • કાળી ચા (kāḷī cā, “black tea”)
  • ચા પીવું (cā pīvũ, “to go wrong (of a clock)”, literally “to drink tea”)
  • ચાખાનું (cākhānũ, “teahouse”)
  • લીલી ચા (līlī cā, “green tea”)

Further reading
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  • “ચા”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
  • Belsare, Malhar (1981), “ચા”, in ગુજરાતી-અંગ્રેજી ડિકશનરી [Etymological Gujarati-English Dictionary], Asian Educational Services, page 425
  • Ranina, N. R. (2003), “ચા”, in Rustam N. Ranina, editor, A Manual of English Gujarati Dictionary (in English), Asian Educational Services, page 578
  • Edalji, Shapurji (1863), “ચાહ”, in A dictionary Gujarati and English (in English), Atmaram Sagun, page 209
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