chạ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cha"

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “There's apparently an equivalent form in Mường. The adjectival senses are probably originated from the same root as the noun.”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [caː˨˩˨]

Noun

chạ • (乍, 咋, 藉, 𡁽)

(Northern Vietnam) coalition (of villages)
- 2024 February 20, Duy Huy, “Kết chạ - giữ một nếp xưa”, in Nhân Dân‎^[1]:
  Nhiều làng quê có tục kết chạ. Làng nọ với làng kia kết nghĩa với nhau, giúp đỡ nhau trong hoạn nạn.
  Many villages have custom of forming coalition. Villages bonding with each other, helping each other when needed.
(archaic) guild
họp hàng chạ ― a guild gathering

Derived terms

Adjective

chạ • (𡁽)

Derived terms

Anagrams

hạc