chachan.¹

Brit.

/ˈtʃɑːtʃə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɑtʃə/

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi cācā.

Etymology: < Hindi cācā, cacā paternal uncle, also used as a respectful form of address for an older man; showing a reduplicated syllable, perhaps after nursery words such as dādā dada n.²Perhaps compare also Hindi tāyā father's elder brother < Sanskrit tāta father (see dad n.¹).

South Asian.

An uncle. Also used as a respectful title or form of address for an older man.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > uncle > [noun]

emeOE

unclec1300

nunclec1426

nunka1589

Unky?1790

nunky1796

nunk1822

oom1822

nunks1841

Unk1868

chacha1937

tito1969

1937 Times of India 5 July 13/2 The parcel..was sent from Pasrur by a man who described himself as chacha meaning uncle.

1959 M. Brecher Nehru i. 25 Never is he more relaxed than with youngsters. ‘Chacha Nehru’, uncle Nehru, they call him, and his face glows as he watches them.

1988 B. Sidhwa in M. Shamsie Dragonfly in Sun (1997) 166 Ranna's chacha, Iqbal, and other members of the house gathered about him.

1999 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 12 Nov. 2 There is so much love between..parents and children, mamas, chachas, and so it goes on.

2013 News Today (Bangladesh) (Nexis) 11 Oct. My wife called to say that Mannan chacha (my uncle, the poet Abdul Mannan Syed) was no more.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chacha
释义	chachan.¹ Brit. /ˈtʃɑːtʃə/, U.S. /ˈtʃɑtʃə/ Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi cācā. Etymology: < Hindi cācā, cacā paternal uncle, also used as a respectful form of address for an older man; showing a reduplicated syllable, perhaps after nursery words such as dādā dada n.²Perhaps compare also Hindi tāyā father's elder brother < Sanskrit tāta father (see dad n.¹). South Asian. An uncle. Also used as a respectful title or form of address for an older man. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > uncle > [noun] emeOE unclec1300 nunclec1426 nunka1589 Unky?1790 nunky1796 nunk1822 oom1822 nunks1841 Unk1868 chacha1937 tito1969 1937 Times of India 5 July 13/2 The parcel..was sent from Pasrur by a man who described himself as chacha meaning uncle. 1959 M. Brecher Nehru i. 25 Never is he more relaxed than with youngsters. ‘Chacha Nehru’, uncle Nehru, they call him, and his face glows as he watches them. 1988 B. Sidhwa in M. Shamsie Dragonfly in Sun (1997) 166 Ranna's chacha, Iqbal, and other members of the house gathered about him. 1999 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 12 Nov. 2 There is so much love between..parents and children, mamas, chachas, and so it goes on. 2013 News Today (Bangladesh) (Nexis) 11 Oct. My wife called to say that Mannan chacha (my uncle, the poet Abdul Mannan Syed) was no more. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : cha-chacha-cha-chan.² < n.¹1937 see also
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