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cha

masc voc sg of cha (letter); x nom pl of cha (card); x acc pl of cha (card)

1. six (6)
2. 7th item in a numerical list; lit. letter ch
3. (gram) letter ch; 15th letter of the alphabet; aspirated palatal consonant

Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *sweḱs, the same root as English 'six', Latin 'sex', Greek 'héx', Sanskrit 'ṣaṭ'. The Pali form cha reflects the typical phonetic shift of the sibilant and velar in the eastern Indo-Aryan branch.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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