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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ちゃー【茶】 : chaa | define meaning

chaa

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕaː]

Definition

Noun

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

Etymology

Cognate to Yonaguni さー saa and modern Japanese ちゃ【茶】 cha "tea".

Notes

Formal form: うちゃ【う茶】 ucha "tea".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	茶
Kana	ちゃー
Romanization	chaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[t͡ɕaː]

意味：おちゃ【お茶】、ちゃ【茶】

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Beverages

茶

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ちゃー【茶】 : chaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1349/chaa/.