cha

(Engels)

Noun

tea, sometimes (dialect) specifically masala chai

Pron

You.

Particle

Used to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic Latin dances

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/t͡ʃɑː/

Etimologie (Engels)

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 Nan pronunciation tê.

Sinonieme

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