chua

See also: Chua, chúa, chuà, chùa, Chúa, chuā, and chưa

Garo

Verb

chua

  1. to be high, tall
    Antonym: ona
  2. to sleep; to lie down

Mandarin

Romanization

chua

  1. Nonstandard spelling of chuā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of chuǎ.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of chuà.

Usage notes
  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan tója, O'odham toha.

Adjective

chua (plural chooto)

  1. white

References
  • R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎ (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 43

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-chua (infinitive kuchua)

  1. to rub
  2. (by extension) to quarrel
  3. (in reflexive forms) to masturbate

Conjugation
Conjugation of -chua
Positive present -nachua
Subjunctive -chue
Negative -chui
Imperative singular chua
Infinitives
Positive kuchua
Negative kutochua
Imperatives
Singular chua
Plural chueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachua/nachua tunachua
2nd person unachua mnachua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachua wanachua
other classes positive subject concord + -nachua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chui)
Singular Plural
1st person sichui hatuchui
2nd person huchui hamchui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachui hawachui
other classes negative subject concord + -chui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chue)
Singular Plural
1st person nichue tuchue
2nd person uchue mchue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achue wachue
other classes positive subject concord + -chue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achua)
Singular Plural
1st person nachua twachua
2nd person wachua mwachua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achua wachua
m-mi(III/IV) wachua yachua
ji-ma(V/VI) lachua yachua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachua vyachua
n(IX/X) yachua zachua
u(XI) wachua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachua
pa(XVI) pachua
mu(XVIII) mwachua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochua
Consecutive kachua / positive subject concord + -kachua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichua -tuchua
2nd person -kuchua -wachua/-kuchueni/-wachueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchua -wachua
m-mi(III/IV) -uchua -ichua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichua -yachua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichua -vichua
n(IX/X) -ichua -zichua
u(XI) -uchua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchua
pa(XVI) -pachua
mu(XVIII) -muchua
Reflexive -jichua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chuaye -chuao
m-mi(III/IV) -chuao -chuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chualo -chuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chuacho -chuavyo
n(IX/X) -chuayo -chuazo
u(XI) -chuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chuako
pa(XVI) -chuapo
mu(XVIII) -chuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechua -ochua
m-mi(III/IV) -ochua -yochua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochua -yochua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochua -vyochua
n(IX/X) -yochua -zochua
u(XI) -ochua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochua
pa(XVI) -pochua
mu(XVIII) -mochua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
  • Verbal derivations:
    • Reciprocal: -chuana (“to compete, to conflict”)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɟɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟuʔ (“sour”); cognates include Khmer ជូរ (cuu), Khasi jew. This term displays an unexpected tone.

Adjective

chua • (䣷)

  1. sour; acid; vinegary
    dưa muối chua
    sour pickled vegetables
    thích ăn chua
    to like sour food
  2. having acidic soil
    Đồng chua nước mặn.
    The field is acidic with saltwater.
    bón vôi để khử chua
    to fertilize with lime to mitigate acidity
  3. sour-smelling; smelling of acid or vinegar
    mùi chua bỗng rượu
    the sour smell of fermented wine
  4. (of a voice) shrill
    giọng chua như mẻ
    a voice shrill as fermented rice
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 註 (SV: chú).

Verb

chua • (𢟐)

  1. (archaic or informal) to make clear with a note; to note; to annotate
    chua nghĩa trong ngoặc
    to gloss within parentheses
    Có chua thêm ở dưới.
    There is an additional note at the bottom.

References

Anagrams
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