chai

See also: Chai, chái, chài, chāi, and chǎi

English

Etymology

From Hindi-Urdu चाय (cāy) / چای‎ (ćāy), from Persian چای‎ (and Turkish çay, and cognates)[1] from Sinitic 茶 (chá).[2] Ultimately cognate to tea; see that page for extended history.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: chī, IPA(key): /tʃaɪ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

chai (usually uncountable, plural chais)

  1. A beverage made with black teas, steamed milk and sweet spices, based loosely on Indian recipes.

Synonyms

Translations

References

  1. ↑ "chai." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. 2008.
  2. ↑ "chai." Dictionary.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2006.

Anagrams

Jamaican Creole

Verb

chai

  1. (Maroon Spirit Language) Carry.

Mandarin

Romanization

chai

  1. Nonstandard spelling of chāi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of chái.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of chǎi.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of chài.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʃʰɑj]

Noun

-chai (inalienable, e.g., shichai "my grandfather/grandson", bichai "her/his/their grandfather/grandson")

  1. maternal grandfather, mother's father, grandson (from daughter), daughter's son

Norman

Alternative forms

Noun

chai f (uncountable)

  1. (France, Jersey) flesh

Swahili

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi चाय (chai).

Noun

chai (n class, plural chai)

  1. tea

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

chai

  1. bribe (to give a bribe)


This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at bribe. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see chai in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) chai

  1. bottle

Derived terms

Noun

(classifier vết) chai

  1. callus

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