"cha" meaning in Vietnamese

See cha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕaː˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕaː˧˧] [Huế], [caː˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-cha.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-cha.wav Forms: [CJK], 𤕔 [CJK]
Etymology: Compare Limchowese 吒 (zaa1, “father”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|吒|zaa1|father}} 吒 (zaa1, “father”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=吒, 𤕔}} cha • (吒, 𤕔), {{vi-noun|吒, 𤕔}} cha • (吒, 𤕔)
  1. (literary, dated, otherwise Catholicism) father Tags: dated, literary Synonyms: ba, bố, thầy, cậu, tía, áng
    Sense id: en-cha-vi-noun-iKGIHwAl Categories (other): Catholicism, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Male family members, Parents Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 0 0 47 Disambiguation of Male family members: 49 7 10 13 21 Disambiguation of Parents: 58 3 10 12 16
  2. (Southern Vietnam, humorous) dude Tags: Southern, Vietnam, humorous Synonyms: bố, cha nội
    Sense id: en-cha-vi-noun-YOdxAedp Categories (other): Southern Vietnamese, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 0 0 47

Pronoun

IPA: [t͡ɕaː˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕaː˧˧] [Huế], [caː˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-cha.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-cha.wav
Etymology: Compare Limchowese 吒 (zaa1, “father”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|吒|zaa1|father}} 吒 (zaa1, “father”) Head templates: {{head|vi|pronoun|head=|tr=}} cha, {{vi-pronoun}} cha
  1. (dated or literary) I/me, your father Tags: dated, literary
    Sense id: en-cha-vi-pron-xLmc4eXX
  2. (dated or literary) you, my father Tags: dated, literary
    Sense id: en-cha-vi-pron-ZRWWtfiy
  3. (Catholicism) you, father
    Sense id: en-cha-vi-pron-3IoTAyap Categories (other): Catholicism, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese pronouns Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 0 0 47 Disambiguation of Vietnamese pronouns: 6 6 26 26 36 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cha chú, cha con, cha mẹ, cha nhà thờ, cha nội, chả, ông cha, thằng cha, tổ cha

Alternative forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/59/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-cha.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-cha.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cha"
}

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