chay

See also: Chay, cháy, chày, chấy, chảy, and chạy

English

Etymology 1

Noun

chay (plural chays)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) A chaise (horse-drawn carriage).

Etymology 2

From Pitman jay, which it is related to graphically, and the sound it represents.

Noun

chay (plural chays)

  1. The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.

Anagrams

Ch'orti'

Noun

chay

  1. fish

References

  • Hull, Kerry (2005) An Abbreviated Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya‎

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چای‎ (čây).

Noun

chay m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גאיי‎)

  1. tea

Manx

Noun

chay f

  1. Lenited form of kay.

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
kay chay gay
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Quechua

Determiner

chay

  1. (medial) that

See also

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”; SV: trai).

Pronunciation

Adjective

chay

  1. vegan
    ăn chay
    to practise veganism; to go vegan
    Bạn có biết nấu chả giò chay không?
    Do you know how to cook vegetarian spring rolls?

Adverb

chay

  1. (colloquial) in an ordinary, even lackluster, way; without special aids or equipment
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