ছা

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali ছাও (chaō), from Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva), from Sanskrit *छाप (chāpa, young one). Doublet of ছানা (chana) and ছাওয়াল (chaōẇal). Cognate with Assamese ছাৱ (saw) and Romani ćhavo.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃʰa/, [ˈtʃʰaː], [ˈtʃʰaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕʰa/, [ˈtɕʰaː], [ˈtɕʰaˑ]

Noun

ছা • (cha)

  1. young (of non-human tetrapods)
  2. infant child

Inflection

Inflection of ছা
nominative ছা
cha
objective ছাকে
chake
genitive ছার
char
Indefinite forms
nominative ছা
cha
objective ছাকে
chake
genitive ছার
char
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ছাটা, ছাটি
chaṭa (colloquial), chaṭi (formal)
ছারা
chara
objective ছাটাকে, ছাটিকে
chaṭake (colloquial), chaṭike (formal)
ছাদের(কে)
chader(ke)
genitive ছাটার, ছাটির
chaṭar (colloquial), chaṭir (formal)
ছাদের
chader
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

Rabha

Rabha cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ছা (sa)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Garo ছা (sa), Tiwa কিশ্বা (ksha), Bodo (India) से (se).

Pronunciation

Numeral

ছা • (sa)

  1. one
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