"ch" meaning in English

See ch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: chs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|chs}} ch (countable and uncountable, plural chs)
  1. Abbreviation of chain, a unit of measurement equal to 22 yards Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: chain (extra: a unit of measurement equal to 22 yards)
    Sense id: en-ch-en-noun-re3rtB6w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 8 19 37 2 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 29 7 22 31 10
  2. Abbreviation of chapter, main section of a book Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: chapter, main section of a book
    Sense id: en-ch-en-noun-fzd4vKLy
  3. Abbreviation of chestnut, a dark reddish-brown colored horse Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: chestnut (extra: a dark reddish-brown colored horse)
    Sense id: en-ch-en-noun-dlUVVHeZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 8 19 37 2 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 29 7 22 31 10
  4. Abbreviation of channel, in reference to telephones, audio, radio, and television Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: channel, in reference to telephones, audio, radio, and television
    Sense id: en-ch-en-noun-8YeRzR0C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pronouns Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 8 19 37 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 9 18 49 2 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 29 7 22 31 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /t͡ʃ/
Etymology: Aphetic form of ich, utch, ultimately from Old English iċ (“I”). Compare Dutch 'k, an aphetic variant of ik (“I”). More at ich, I. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ich}} ich, {{m|en|utch}} utch, {{inh|en|ang|iċ|t=I}} Old English iċ (“I”), {{cog|nl|'k}} Dutch 'k, {{m|nl|ik|t=I}} ik (“I”), {{l|en|ich}} ich, {{l|en|I}} I Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} ch, {{en-pron}} ch
  1. (obsolete, dialectal) Alternative form of I Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete Alternative form of: I
    Sense id: en-ch-en-pron-Cg0LWJSs Categories (other): English pronouns Disambiguation of English pronouns: 29 7 22 31 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ch meaning in English (4.8kB)

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