چای

چای (çay) (definite accusative چایێ (çayı), plural چایلار (çaylar))

1. Arabic spelling of çay

Borrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy), ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).

چای (čay) (uncountable)

1. tea

چای (çâay) (definite accusative چایؽ, plural چایلار)

1. Arabic spelling of çâay (“river”)

چای (çây) (definite accusative چایؽ, plural چایلار)

1. Arabic spelling of çây (“tea”)

 

Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá, “tea”).

• چا (ça)

چای • (çay)

1. tea plant, any bush of the species Camellia sinensis whose leaves are picked to make a beverage
2. tea, a common beverage made by infusing the dried leaves or buds of this plant in hot water

 

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čāj (“river”); cognate with Azerbaijani çay.

چای • (çay)

1. rivulet, creek, brook, a body of running water smaller than a river

   Synonyms: جدول (cedvel), دره (dere)

• Turkish: çay

From Chinese 茶 (chá).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑi/

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چای • (čây) m (plural چای)

1. tea

• چایی (čâyi)
• چائی (čâ'i)
• چا (čâ)

From possibly چا +‎ ـی or Chinese 茶葉／茶叶 (cháyè).

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چای • (čây) (plural چای‌ها (čây-hâ))

1. tea

• چایخانه (čây-xâne, “teahouse”)
• چایدان (čây-dân, “tea caddy”)
• چای‌جوش (čây-jôš, “kettle”)
• چای سبز (čây-e sabz, “green tea”)
• چای‌گیر (čây-gir, “tea thermos”)
• چای کیسه‌ای (čây-e kise'i, “teabag”)
• شیر چای (šir čây, “milk tea”)

Borrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy), ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑːj/

چای • (cāy) f (Hindi spelling चाय)

1. Alternative form of چائے (cāe, “tea, chai”)