چاي

See also: چای‎, چاۓ‎, and خای‎

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

جاي‎ (jāy /čāy/)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑːj/
Rhymes: -ai

Noun

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

(uncountable) tea
(countable) a cup or glass of tea

See also

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

Kyrgyz

Noun

چاي • (çay)

Arabic spelling of чай (çay).

Uyghur

Etymology

From Sinitic 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑj/

Noun

چاي • (chay), plural چايلار‎ (chaylar)

tea

Derived terms

قاراچاي‎ (qarachay)
چايدان‎ (chaydan)

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