cha

Etymology 1
From, from , via two routes: in some cases from  /  (a variant of the same root, from , which led to ), from Northern Chinese; in other cases from  , the pronunciation found in Canton (Guangzhou), where the British bought much of their tea in the 19th century. , which is from the Amoy Min Nan pronunciation.

Noun

 * 1) tea, sometimes  specifically masala chai

Etymology 2
, especially when preceded by a t sound.

Pronoun

 * 1)  You.

Etymology 3
From (q.v.)

Particle

 * 1)  Used to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic Latin dances

Etymology 4
From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of.

Noun

 * : a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3cm.

Etymology
From, , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to come

Etymology
From.

Numeral

 * 1) four

Etymology
From, , , , from , , from.

Particle

 * 1)  not

Usage notes
Used only in some varieties of. Not used with the future tense; a future meaning can be conveyed by using it with the present tense.

Etymology
, highly likely via caa4 rather than 🇨🇬 tê.

Noun

 * 1) tea

Etymology 1
From, , , , from , , from. Compare 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬.

Particle

 * 1) not

Usage notes

 * Used with the dependent form of a verb. With the copula, the verb may be suppressed.
 * Becomes before a vowel.

Noun

 * 1) crying, weeping

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) to eat

Etymology
Apparently from, variant of ; see there for further etymology.

Numeral

 * 1)  six

Declension
Optionally indeclinable.

Conjunction

 * 1)  that

Pronoun

 * 1)  who, whom

Etymology
From, from , from +. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Particle

 * : not

Usage notes

 * Before a word starting with a vowel or fh, the form is used.
 * Lenites the following word unless it starts with t or d, although in some dialects those words may be lenited as well.

Verb

 * : is not

Usage notes

 * Before a word starting with a vowel or fh, the form is used.
 * Lenites the following word unless it starts with t or d, although in some dialects those words may be lenited as well.
 * Does not lenite pronouns except for,.

Etymology
, from. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  tea

Verb

 * 1) to dawn,  to rise
 * 2) to fear, be afraid
 * 1) to fear, be afraid

Usage notes
In Standard Swahili, the sense "to fear" is used of reverential fear, generally fearing God. However, in the Mombasa dialect, it is used as a synonym of.

Interjection

 * 1) no

Etymology 2
From fast of.

Adjective

 * 1) face-up

Etymology
Compare Limchowese.

Noun

 * 1)  a
 * 2)  a

Pronoun

 * , your father
 * , my father
 * 1)  you, father

Noun

 * 1) beaver

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) blood

Verb

 * 1)  red
 * 2)  bloody, bleeding

Adjective

 * 1) sharp

Interjection

 * 1) no