ꯆꯥ

Manipuri

Etymology 1

Ultimately borrowed from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa]

Noun

ꯆꯥ (chaa)

1. tea

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa]

Verb

ꯆꯥ (chaa)

1. (of garment) to be sparse

Derived terms

• ꯆꯥꯊꯣꯛ (chaathok)

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa]

Verb

ꯆꯥ (chaa)

1. to go to a girl's locality for courtship

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa]

Verb

ꯆꯥ (chaa)

1. (of fish) to swim visibly

Derived terms

• ꯆꯥꯈꯠ (chaakhat)

 

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃá]

Noun

ꯆꯥ (chaa)

1. birthmark

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃá]

Noun

ꯆꯥ (chaa)

1. lac; sealing wax

Derived terms

• ꯅꯝꯆꯥ (namchaa)

 

Etymology 7

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃá]

Verb

ꯆꯥ (chaa)

1. to eat
2. to take commission
3. to take bribe

Derived terms

• ꯆꯥꯁꯤꯟ (chaaseen)
• ꯆꯥꯈꯠ (chaakhat)
• ꯆꯥꯊ (chaatha)
• ꯆꯥꯊꯣꯛ (chaathok)
• ꯆꯥꯗ ꯊꯛꯇꯅ (chaada thaktana)

 

Etymology 8

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃá]

Verb

ꯆꯥ (chaa)

1. to befit

Derived terms

• ꯆꯥꯁꯤꯟꯅ (chaaseenna)
• ꯆꯥꯅ (chaana)
• ꯆꯥꯅꯅ (chaanana)

 

References

• Sharma, H[anjabam] Surmangol (2006) “ꯆꯥ”, in Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary, Imphal: Sangam Book Store.