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-cha
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Appendix:Variations of "cha"
English
Alternative forms
en -choo
en -chu
Etymology
From an unstressed en you (/jə/) after a word ending in /t/; the unstressed sequence /tj/ coalesces into /tʃ/ ⟨ch⟩ in many accents. Compare didja.
Pronunciation
en /tʃ(j)ə/ /tʃ(j)æ/ UK
Pronoun
en pronoun clitic clitics
en informal used only after a /t/ sound en ya you.
2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, "Story" (Reize), in Shovel Knight Showdown (version 4.1), Nintendo Switch:
en Baz: 'BAD NEWS, BUD. I NEVER WANTED TO FIGHTCHA, BUT IF WE WANT OUT, WE GOTTA SCRAP! YOU 'N ME, MANO A MANO.'
Usage notes
Sometimes written as a separate word (en cha).
Derived terms
en
Related terms
en -ja
Anagrams
en ach ACH CAH HAC HCA ach cah
Navajo
Stem
nv stem
Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
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MOM nv -CHA (cry)
CON nv -CHA (cry) nv -CHA (cry) nv -CHA (cry)
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Polish
Etymology
pl nominal :inh sla-pro:*-xa<id:nominal> + 1
Pronunciation
Suffix
pl suffixes
attached to truncated stems of common nouns to form feminine or masculine nouns, often augmentative or derogatory
pl gospodyni gospocha
pl gorzałka gocha
pl kiszka kicha
pl kleryk klecha
pl kmotra kmocha
pl kreska krecha
pl łyżka łycha
pl misa micha
pl pietruszka pietrucha
pl plesz plecha
pl wiązka wiącha
pl wioska wiocha
pl zagryzka zagrycha
attached to truncated stems of given names to form nicknames
pl Krystyna Krzycha
pl Zofia Zocha
Declension
Feminine:
Masculine:
-chy -chów / -ch
Masculine surnames:
-chowie
Derived terms
pl -cha
See also
pl -ch
pl -och
pl -uch
Further reading
https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZJudCgAAQBAJ The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity Edward Stankiewicz 1986 259-263
Quechua
Alternative forms
qu -ch
Pronunciation
qu /t͡ʃa/
Suffix
qu suffix
Factive suffix. Verbalizes nouns (N→V). Expresses that the head noun is being made, built, shaped, turned into, added or removed from something else.
qu apu chief → qu apuchay apuchay to turn into a chief ⇒ to honor
qu pampa flat, plains → qu pampachay pampachay to turn into a plain ⇒ to level, to demolish, to forgive
qu wasi house → qu wasichay wasichay to build a house
qu qura grass → qu qurachay qurachay to remove grass ⇒ to weed
Diminutive suffix (N→N). Used to indicate a smaller size or to convey affection.
qu allqu dog → qu allqucha allqucha puppy
qu allqu dog → qu allqucha allqchay my (dear) dog
Indicates conjecture.
Paqarincha chayamunqa. She might arrive tomorrow.
See also
qu -chá
qu -chi
Uzbek
-ча -cha ـچا
Etymology
From uz trk-pro *-če orientative–prolative suffix. Cognate with az -cə, kk -ше, tr -ce.
Suffix
uz suffix
suffix to form adverbs when added to names of ethnic groups or countries
uz oʻzbek Uzbek oʻzbekcha Uzbek-style
uz Ozarbayjon Azerbaijan ozarbayjoncha Azerbaijani-style
uz nominalized adverbs names the languages of these groups or countries
uz ... tili
uz oʻzbek Uzbek oʻzbekcha Uzbek language
uz Ozarbayjon Azerbaijan ozarbayjoncha Azerbaijani language
Derived terms
uz
Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Suffix
mch suffix
allomorph of mch -ta used for stems that end in mch i