cha₁ [R ] C3 (impf: chara; past: chaga) v treat (patients) or cook (meat, fish) with smoke { O mɛ nyoa kam o ma cha-o. He used the smoke to treat her. | O chage nɔne dem. She smoked the meat. } (domain: 2.5.7 - Treat disease, 5.5.5 - What fires produce, 5.2.1.1 - Cooking methods.)
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cha₂ [R ] C3 (impf: chara; past: chaga) v make a present with a view to obtaining a favour in the future; court a wife; contest chieftaincy { Ba sɛ se á ta-á tui á chare kaane wom. They (the parents) agree that you can be coming and giving presents to (courting) the woman. | Bia bam maama de wó tɔge ba cha paare dem. All the children will also contest the chieftanship. } (domain: 2.6.1.1 - Arrange a marriage, 4.3.4.3 - Cooperate with.)
cha₃ [M ] B1 (impf: chae; past: chaga) v cut in slices, butcher { Tuu na to tei to, ba wó cha-ko konto mo. In whatever way the elephant falls, that is how they will butcher it. i.e. Every problem has its solution. } (domain: 7.8.3 - Cut, 5.2.1.2 - Steps in food preparation.)
cha₄ ideo bright white { Ko peere cha. It is bright white. } syn: chare-chare. (domain: 8.3.3.3.1 - White.)
cha-dwoa (from chaara, dwoa₂) n pl early millet seeds (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds, 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.)
chaale [H ] A1 v snatch, grab, take by force (domain: 7.3.3.1 - Take something from somewhere, 4.3.4.8 - Kidnap, 6.8.9.4 - Take by force.)
chaane [R ] A1 v 1be stretched out thin and long (domain: 8.2.2 - Long.) 2be blind, dazed { n yia chaane you are blind, unseeing } (domain: 2.5.6.5 - Dazed, confused, 2.5.4.1 - Blind.)
chaao [M ] KO/TE n earthenware pot with holes for drying ingredients (domain: 5.2.1.4 - Food storage, 6.7.7 - Container.)
chaara [M ] -/YA n pl early millet { chaara chana July } (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds, 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.) [ cha-dwoa ]
chaare [L ] A1 v 1winnow (domain: 6.2.6.1 - Winnow grain.) 2have diarrhoea (domain: 2.5.2.3 - Stomach illness, 2.2.8 - Defecate, feces.) 3abort { O chaare o puga o doge. She has aborted. } [ der. chɔrɔ₁ ]
chaase v separate out good grains by winnowing (domain: 6.2.6.1 - Winnow grain.)
chacha n challenge, contest { n mage chacha you contest | Kukura de manlaa mo mage chacha. Dog and chameleon had a contest. } (domain: 4.8.2.3 - Attack, 4.3.4.3.1 - Compete with.)
chana₁ [R ] (variant: chamma) v st 1be difficult, hard, unpleasant, bitter, expensive { Ko sabu chana. It's very expensive. | O kein chana. He is badly behaved. } (domain: 4.4.2 - Trouble, 6.1.3 - Difficult, impossible, 8.3.7.1 - Bad.) der. chanɛɛre, 2be brave, fearless, unfeeling, strict { O tiini o chana o bia baŋa ne. He treats his children very harshly. | O chana. He is brave. } (domain: 4.4.3.1 - Brave, 4.3.3.2 - Not care, 4.7.9.5 - Act harshly.) 3be important { Ko tiini ko chana ko pa-ne. It is very important for me. } (domain: 8.3.7.5 - Important.) cf: -chɛɔ.
