ཆ་

ཆ། (Wyl. cha ) Pron.: cha

• Skt. भागः, bhāga, Pron.: bhaga. From Sanskrit: a part, portion, share, allotment, inheritance (in •Ved. also = lot, •esp. fortunate lot, good fortune, luck, destiny) | a part (as •opp. to any whole | with •Caus. of | or | with | to divide in parts | a fraction (often with an ordinal number | the eighth part, or in | with a cardinal | 1/100 | = 1/80 | a quarter | part | place, spot, region, side | taking the place of, representing | in this sense also | part of anything given as interest | a half rupee | the numerator of a fraction | a quotient | a degree or 360th part of the circumference of a great circle | a division of time, the 30th part of a Rāśi or zodiacal sign | N. of a king | also | of a river (one of the branches of the Candra-bhāgā) | relating to Bhaga (as a hymn) | N. of a Sāman [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW
• Skt. अंशः, aṁśa, Pron.: ansha. From Sanskrit: probably fr. | 1. | and not from the above | fictitiously formed to serve as root | a share, portion, part, party | partition, inheritance | a share of booty | earnest money | stake (in betting) | a lot | 2. | the denominator of a fraction | a degree of latitude or longitude | a day | N. of an Āditya. [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW