چای

See also: چاي, چاۓ, and خای

Azerbaijani

Noun

چای (çay) (definite accusative چایێ (çayı), plural چایلار (çaylar))

  1. Arabic spelling of çay

Declension

Chagatai

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy), ultimately from Chinese (chá).

Noun

چای (čay) (uncountable)

  1. tea

Khalaj

Noun

چای (çâay) (definite accusative چایؽ, plural چایلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of çâay (river)
Declension

Noun

چای (çây) (definite accusative چایؽ, plural چایلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of çây (tea)
Declension

Ottoman Turkish

چای

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Chinese (chá, tea).

Alternative forms

Noun

چای • (çay)

  1. tea plant, any bush of the species Camellia sinensis whose leaves are picked to make a beverage
  2. tea, a common beverage made by infusing the dried leaves or buds of this plant in hot water
Derived terms
  • آطه چایی (ada çayı, sage)
  • چای سوزگجی (çay süzgeci, tea strainer)
  • چای شكری (çay şekeri, tea sugar)
  • چای طاقمی (çay takımı, tea set)
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

چای

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čāj (river); cognate with Azerbaijani çay.

Noun

چای • (çay)

  1. rivulet, brook, a body of running water smaller than a river
    Synonym: دره (dere)
Descendants

Further reading

Pashto

Etymology

From Chinese (chá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑi/
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Noun

چای • (čây) m (plural چای)

  1. tea

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From possibly چا + ـی or Chinese 茶葉茶叶 (cháyè).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɑːj]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɑːj]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäj]

Readings
Classical reading? čāy
Dari reading? čāy
Iranian reading? čây
Tajik reading? čoy
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Noun

Dari چای
Iranian Persian
Tajik чой

چای • (čây) (plural چای‌ها (čây-hâ))

  1. tea

Derived terms

  • چایخانه (čây-xâne, teahouse)
  • چایدان (čây-dân, tea caddy)
  • چای‌جوش‎ (čây-jôš, electric kettle)
  • چای سبز (čây-e sabz)
  • چای‌گیرک (čây-girak, tea thermos)
  • چای کیسه‌ای (čây-e kise-i)
  • شیر چای (šir čây)

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy), ultimately from Chinese (chá).

Pronunciation

Noun

چای • (cāy) f (Hindi spelling चाय)

  1. Alternative form of چائے (cāe, tea, chai)
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