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ちゃー【茶】

chaa

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕaː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Tea (especially green tea)
    1. ちゃーぬむみー?飲むみー?】
      chaa numu mii?
      "Would you like some tea?"

Etymology

Cognate with Kikai さー saa and しゃー shaa; Kunigami (Benoki) たー taa and ったー ttaa; Okinawan ちゃー chaa; Yaeyama (Miyara) ちゃー chaa; Yaeyama (Hatoma) さー saa; Yonaguni さー saa; and standard Japanese ちゃ【茶】  cha "tea".

Notes

Polite form: うちゃ【う茶・御茶】 ucha "tea".

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Kanaちゃー
Romanizationchaa
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕaː]

意味:おちゃ【お茶】、ちゃ【茶】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 2). ちゃー【茶】 : chaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1349/chaa/.