ឆ

See also: ឆា

ឆ U+1786, ឆ KHMER LETTER CHA ← ច [U+1785] Khmer ជ → [U+1787]

Translingual

Letter

ឆ

1. Khmer letter cha

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆ cʰ WT romanisation chɑɑ (standard) IPA(key) /cʰɑː/

Letter

ឆ, ្ឆ • (chɑɑ)

1. seventh letter of the Cambodian alphabet

Usage notes

• This letter belongs to the Khmer a-series consonants

Etymology 1

From Thai ฉ้อ (chɔ̂ɔ).

Verb

ឆ • (chɑɑ) (abstract noun ការឆ)

1. to dupe, cheat, swindle

Etymology 2

From Pali cha.

Numeral

ឆ • (chɑɑ)

1. six

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

ឆ • (chɑɑ)

1. the sound of rushing water

Etymology 4

Verb

ឆ • (chɑɑ) (abstract noun ការឆ)

1. to muzzle an animal

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• cha (Latin script)
• 𑀙 (Brahmi script)
• छ (Devanagari script)
• ছ (Bengali script)
• ඡ (Sinhalese script)
• ဆ or ꧡ (Burmese script)
• ฉ or ฉะ (Thai script)
• ᨨ (Tai Tham script)
• ຉ or ຉະ (Lao script)
• 𑄍 (Chakma script)

Numeral

ឆ (cha)

1. Khmer script form of cha

Declension

Optionally indeclinable.

Declension table of "ឆ"

Case \ Number	Plural
Nominative (first)	ឆ (cha)
Accusative (second)	ឆ (cha)
Instrumental (third)	ឆហិ (chahi)
Dative (fourth)	ឆន្នំ (channaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ឆហិ (chahi)
Genitive (sixth)	ឆន្នំ (channaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ឆសុ (chasu)