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scholarly lexicographic noterekhta-urdu-chaa-history
چا — Urdu spelling history of the tea word
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Rekhta Dictionary · Lughat-e-Rozmarra
- DOI
- Not recorded
- SOURCE TYPE
- scholarly lexicographic note
- EXTERNAL RECORD
- OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
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The modern spelling arrived after the word.
Urdu historical records preserve چا and چاہ before standard modern چائے displaced them. A familiar written form can be the newest layer of an older spoken history.
*lˤra
*lˤra → *drae → 茶 → چائے
Interesting information — historical spelling witnessesDocuments older forms and modern standardization.
چائے dossier ↗truth record ↗86UNVEILING
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Has Urdu always spelled the tea word چائے?
No. Rekhta’s historical note reports older چا and چاہ spellings and says modern standard usage has largely converged on چائے.
Interesting information — چا, چاہ, چاء, and modern چائےDocuments spelling variation and modern standardization.
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چائےSOURCE-REPORTED
چائے
John Shakespear dictionary entry reported by Faruqi
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Historical Urdu record
Reports the historical Urdu spelling evidence and its date limits.
Interesting information — Abru, Shakespear 1834, and older spellings · broadstage 3context
Urdu-language record
States that چائے has displaced older چا and چاہ in standard usage.
Modern standard spelling discussion · broad070
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