چاہ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃáː/, [t͡ʃäː˦]
Phonetic: cā́

Etymology 1

Either through dialectal Classical Persian ‎ (čā), or directly from Chinese 茶 (chá). Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá). Compare Urdu چائے‎ (cā'e) / Hindi चाय (cāy).

Noun

چاہ • (cāh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਾਹ)

tea; cup of tea

Declension

Declension of چاہ‎
dir. sg.	چاہ‎ (cāh)
dir. pl.	چاہاں‎ (cāhāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	چاہ‎ (cāh)	چاہاں‎ (cāhāṉ)
oblique	چاہ‎ (cāh)	چاہاں‎ (cāhāṉ)
vocative	چاہے‎ (cāhe)	چاہو‎ (cāho)
ablative	چاہوں‎ (cāhoṉ)	—
locative	چاہے‎ (cāhe)	چاہِیں‎ (cāhīṉ)
instrumental	چاہے‎ (cāhe)	چاہیں‎ (cāheṉ)

Derived terms

چاہ چَھکاوݨا‎ (cāh chakāuṇā, “serve tea”, verb)
چاہٹا‎ m (cāhṭā, “tea (derogatory)”)
چاہدانی‎ f (cāhdānī, “teapot”)

Noun

چاہ • (cāh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਾਹ)

desire, wish, love
Synonym: آرزُو‎ (ārzū)

References

“چاہ‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “چاہ‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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