cha-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cha"

English

Alternative forms

• chao- (before consonants)

Etymology

Combining form from English chaos. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void, empty space”).

Prefix

cha-

1. Alternative form of chao-
2. Chaos.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with cha-

antichaotic

homeochaotic

hyperchaotic

nonchaotic

nonchaotically

chao-

chaotic

chaotically

chaotician

chaoticist

chaoticity

chaoticness

chaotization

chaotize

semichaotic

unchaotic

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́á-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa/

Prefix

cha-

1. Class 7 possessive concord.

Swahili

Prefix

cha-

1. contraction of ki- +‎ -a-, literally “ki class_(VII) gnomic”