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Where does “cha” come from?

cha (Pali) comes from Pali māsa, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

cha (Pali): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “cha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimāsaa month; mungo bean, black matpe bean, "Vigna...
2Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad

Words derived from “cha”

  • ฉศก
  • ฉ
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