чаа

See also: чая

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yaŋï (“new”). Cognate to Khakas наа (naa), Shor наа (naa), Chulym нӓӓ (nää), Western Yugur yaŋï, yaŋa, Tuvan чаа (çaa), Tofa няа (ńaa); Kumyk янгы (yañı), etc.

Adjective

чаа • (čaa)

1. new

See also

Related terms

• ньанъы (nʹanʺï) (Tuba)
• дьаа (dʹaa), чаа (čaa), чаҥы (čaŋï), чанъы (čanʺï) (Kumandy)
• йаа (yaa) (Chelkan)

References

• L. M. Tukmačev, editor (1995), “чаа”, in Kumandinsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Kumandy-Russian Dictionary], Biysk: Kandidat filologičeskix nauk, Izdatelʹstvo bijskij kotelʹščik, →ISBN

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yaŋï (“new”). Cognate with Turkish yeni (“new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaː/

Adjective

чаа • (çaa)

1. new, fresh

   Кызылче баргаштың, чаа институтка ажылдаар мен. ― Kızılçe bargaştıñ, çaa institutka ajıldaar men. ― When I go to Kyzyl, I'm going to work at a new university.