cha
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɑː/
The English word “cha” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai.
- Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.
particle
Etymology
From Chinese 茶 (chá), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la, via two routes: in some cases from Hindustani चा (cā) / چا (cā) (a variant of the same root, from Persian چا, which led to chai), from Northern Chinese; in other cases from 茶 (chá) /t͡sʰɑː²¹/, the pronunciation found in Canton (Guangzhou), where the British bought much of their tea in the 19th century. Doublet of tea, which is from the Amoy Min…
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