چاي

See also: چای, چاۓ, and خای

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Maybe from Persian چای (čây), but other sources are possible.

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːj/
  • Rhymes: -ai

Noun

چاي • (čāy) (countable and uncountable, dual چايين (čāyēn), plural چايات (čāyāt))

  1. (uncountable) tea
  2. (countable) a cup or glass of tea

See also
  • استكان (istikān, “istikan, a small glass for drinking tea”)

Kyrgyz

Noun

چاي • (çay)

  1. Arabic spelling of чай (cay).

Uyghur

Etymology

From Persian چای (čây), ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑj/

Noun

چاي • (chay) (plural چايلار (chaylar))

  1. tea

Derived terms
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