chay

• enPR: chā, IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

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chay (plural chays)

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

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

chay (plural chays)

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

• achy

chay

1. fish

• Hull, Kerry (2005) An Abbreviated Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya‎^[1]

Borrowed from Persian چای (čây).

chay m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גאיי)

1. tea

chay f

1. Lenited form of kay.

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.

chay

1. (medial) that

• kay
• haqay

chay

1. fish

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

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ca(ː)j˧˧]

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(classifier cây) chay • (𣙮)

1. Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)

chay • (齋, 𡄡)

1. in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles (no meat, fish, alcohol, onion, etc.)

   bia chay ― non-alcoholic beer

   • 2023 February 5, Trần Lê Sơn Ý, “Dọn mình trong tháng giêng”, in Tuổi Trẻ‎^[2]:

     Ăn chay một ngày mùng 1 thôi còn khó nói gì những việc lành khác.

     Eating in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles just the 1st day of the month [of the Lunar calendar] is difficult enough, let alone the other virtuous things.

2. (by extension) typified by the absence of certain animal products, vegetarian

   ăn chay ― to eat vegetarian

   chả giò chay ― vegetarian spring rolls

   bún bò chay ― vegetarian beef noodles

   • 2021, Hà Linh, “Ăn chay có được uống sữa - câu hỏi đặt ra cho nhiều người”, in Tasty Kitchen‎^[3]:

     Tuy nói rằng, ăn chay là chế độ sử dụng nguồn nguyên liệu chủ yếu từ thực vật nhưng chế độ ăn chay chia làm nhiều loại. […] Chế độ ăn chay thuần […] Chế độ Lacto - Ovo Vegetarian (ăn chay có kết hợp trứng và sữa) […] Người ăn bán chay […]

     Although I said a vegetarian diet uses mainly plant-based ingredients, vegetarian diets come in many types. […] Vegan diet […] Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet (a vegetarian diet that includes eggs and milk) […] Semi-vegetarians […]

chay • (𡄡)

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

   dạy chay ― to teach without any pedagogic materials