چاہ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: cā́ IPA^(key): /t͡ʃáː/, [t͡ʃäː˦]
• Rhymes: -äː˦

Etymology 1

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چاہ

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Either through dialectal Classical Persian چا (čā), or directly from Chinese 茶 (chá). Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá). Compare Urdu چائے (cā'e) / Hindi चाय (cāy).

Noun

چاہ • (cāh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਾਹ)

1. tea; cup of tea

Declension

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Declension of چاہ

	singular	plural
direct	چاہ (cāh)	چاہاں (cāhāṉ)
oblique	چاہ (cāh)	چاہاں (cāhāṉ)
vocative	چاہے (cāhe)	چاہو (cāho)
ablative	چاہوں (cāhoṉ)	چاہاں (cāhāṉ)
locative	چاہی (cāhī)	چاہِیں (cāhīṉ)
instrumental	چاہِیں (cāhīṉ)	چاہے (cāhe)

Derived terms

• چاہ چَھکاوݨا (cāh chakāuṇā, “serve tea”, verb)
• چاہٹا m (cāhṭā, “tea (derogatory)”)
• چاہدانی f (cāhdānī, “teapot”)

Etymology 2

Noun

چاہ • (cāh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਾਹ)

1. desire, wish, love

   Synonym: آرزُو (ārzū)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چاہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “چاہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025