choa

See also: chōa

Galician

Verb

choa

(reintegrationist norm) inflection of choer:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Garo

Verb

choa

to thresh

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Because Central dialects were rarely written down, there's no attested Nôm form that I know of. The earliest attestation I can find is in Grammaire de la langue annamite (1883) by Trương Vĩnh Ký.”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwaː˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾aː˧˧]
(Vinh) IPA^(key): [cwaː˧˥ ~ t͡ɕwaː˧˥]

Pronoun

choa

(regular usage in North Central Vietnam, humorous in other dialects) we; us (exclusive)
Synonyms: bầy choa, chúng tôi, tụi tui, bọn tôi, bọn tui, bầy tui, chúng tao, tụi tao, bọn tao, tụi tau, bọn tau

Near-synonyms: chúng ta, ta, mình, chúng mình, tụi mình, bọn mình

Anagrams

chao