τσάι

See also: τσαι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چای (çay), either from Russian чай (čaj, “tea”),[1][2] or from Persian چای (čây)[3] from Sinitic, Chinese 茶 (chá). Doublet of τέιο (téio).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.i/
  • Hyphenation: τσάι

Noun

τσάι • (tsái) n (plural τσάγια)

  1. tea (drink and leaves)
    Synonym: (formal, dated) τέιο (téio)

Declension
declension of τσάι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative τσάι • τσάγια •
genitive τσαγιού • τσαγιών •
accusative τσάι • τσάγια •
vocative τσάι • τσάγια •

Coordinate terms
  • τσαγάκι n (tsagáki, diminutive)
  • τσαγιέρα f (tsagiéra, “teapot”)
  • τσάι του βουνού (tsái tou vounoú, “mountain tea; Sideritis scardica”)

References
  1. τσάι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. τσάι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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