چای

See also: چاي‎, چاۓ‎, and خای‎

Pashto

Etymology

From Chinese 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑi/
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Noun

چای • (čây) m (plural چای)

tea

Persian

Alternative forms

چایی‎ (čâyi)
چائی‎ (čâ'i)
چا‎ (čâ)

Etymology

From Sinitic 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

Dari Persian	چای‎
Iranian Persian	چای‎
Tajiki Persian	чой (čoy)

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɒːj]

Noun

چای • (čây) (plural چای‌ها‎ (čây-hâ))

tea

Derived terms

چایخانه‎ (čâyxâne)
چایدان‎ (čâydân)
چای سبز‎ (čây-e-sabz)
چای کیسه‌ای‎ (čây-e-kise-i)

Descendants

Arabic: شاي‎ (šāy), صاي‎ (ṣāy), صا‎ (ṣā)
Ottoman Turkish: چای‎ (çây), چا‎ (çâ)
- Turkish: çay

Urdu

Alternative forms

چا‎ (cā)
چاۓ‎ (cā'e)
چاء‎ (cā')

Etymology

From Persian (čây). Ultimately from Sinitic 茶.

Noun

چای • (cāy) f (Hindi spelling चाय)

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