English meaning of the Dagbani word chia
chia
Noun- calabash [type] (a very small round gourd used as a measure for milk or as a snuff-box)
chihi
Verb- to deny, refuse, refute
- to dislike, taboo, abstain from
- to be taboo, forbidden
- to inspire dislike, loathing
- to contra-indicate (medicine), be contra-indicated
- to break a law, commandment
- to break (of rope), break (long thin object like rope, thread )
- to break loose, be loose (animal which is (should be) tied up)
- to tattoo, cut marks on the body