chai
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Romani ćhaj (“Romani girl, daughter”).
Noun
chai (plural chais)
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
From Hindustani चाय / چائے (cāy, “tea”), from Classical Persian چَای (čāy) (and Turkish çay, and cognates)[1] from Sinitic 茶 (chá).[2] Doublet of tea; see that page for extended history.
Pronunciation
Noun
chai (usually uncountable, plural chais)
- Ellipsis of masala chai, a beverage made with black teas, steamed milk and sweet spices, based loosely on Indian recipes.
- 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 350:
- ‘So much for making chai,ʼ she teases, but lets him do the rest of the work. He adds the tea leaves to the boiling milk, then strains the liquid into cups.
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Derived terms
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Translations
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Hebrew חַי (kháy, “alive”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chai
- (Judaism) A Jewish symbol representing life, traditionally worn as an amulet.
- 2011 February 18, Mark Marino, “Kosher beef between two rappers”, in CNN[2], archived from the original on 1 February 2023:
- Today, he [Drake] wears a diamond-studded Chai, a symbol of the Jewish word for life, and has his mother pressuring him to marry "a nice Jewish girl," according to Heeb magazine.
Alternative forms
Etymology 4
Borrowed from French chai, from Occitan.
Pronunciation
Noun
chai (plural chais)
- (winemaking) A place above ground for storing wine casks.
References
- ^ “chai”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “chai”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
- chai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- chai (symbol) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Caló
Etymology
Noun
chai f (plural chais)
- girl
- (antiphrastic) harlot, prostitute
References
- “chai” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 32.
- “chai” in Francisco Quindalé, Diccionario gitano, Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio.
- “chai” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
chai (colloquial)
- (jargon) Clipping of chai latte (“chai latte”).
Declension
Inflection of chai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | chai | chait | |
genitive | chain | chaiden chaitten | |
partitive | chaita | chaita | |
illative | chaihin | chaihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | chai | chait | |
accusative | nom. | chai | chait |
gen. | chain | ||
genitive | chain | chaiden chaitten | |
partitive | chaita | chaita | |
inessive | chaissa | chaissa | |
elative | chaista | chaista | |
illative | chaihin | chaihin | |
adessive | chailla | chailla | |
ablative | chailta | chailta | |
allative | chaille | chaille | |
essive | chaina | chaina | |
translative | chaiksi | chaiksi | |
abessive | chaitta | chaitta | |
instructive | — | chain | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
French
Etymology 1
Via English chai from Urdu چائے (cāe), Hindi चाय (cāy, “tea”). Doublet of thé.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
chai m (plural chais)
- masala chai (a tea drink)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Occitan [Term?].
Pronunciation
Noun
chai m (plural chais)
- wine cellar
- Synonym: cave à vin
- Mis en bouteille dans nos chais. ― Bottled in our wine cellars.
Further reading
- “chai”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of chai – see 知 (“to know; to understand; to comprehend; to cause to know; to tell; to inform; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 知). |
Jamaican Creole
Verb
chai
- (Maroon Spirit Language) Carry.
Mandarin
Romanization
chai
- Nonstandard spelling of chāi.
- Nonstandard spelling of chái.
- Nonstandard spelling of chǎi.
- Nonstandard spelling of chài.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Navajo
Pronunciation
Noun
-chai (inalienable, e.g., shichai "my grandfather/grandson", bichai "her/his/their grandfather/grandson")
- maternal grandfather, mother's father, grandson (from daughter), daughter's son
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
chai f (uncountable)
Palauan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu (“pestle”). Compare Malay alu (“pestle”).
Noun
chai
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalu (“barracuda”). Compare Malay alu-alu (“barracuda”).
Noun
chai
References
- chai in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- chai in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- chai in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 34.
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy)
Pronunciation
Noun
chai (n class, plural chai)
- tea
- (Tanzania) breakfast
- Synonyms: chakula cha asubuhi, staftahi, (Kenya) kiamsha kinywa, (Tanzania) kifungua kinywa
- (slang, Kenya) tea money, small bribe, petty bribe (likened to the cost, and function, of a cup of tea)
- Synonyms: rushwa, hongo, (Kenya) kitu kidogo
Derived terms
Tày
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [caːj˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [caːj˦˥]
Etymology 1
Noun
chai
- bottle
- chai lẩu ― bottle of wine
Etymology 2
Verb
chai
- to fast
- chai tón nâng ― to fast for one meal
Adjective
chai (⿻斋丷)
- vegan, especially in the Buddhist style
- kin chai ― to go vegan
- 否容易𫩒{⿻斋丷}地下
- Bấu doòng dỉ kin chai tỉ giả
- It's not easy to be a vegan on Earth.
- in an ordinary, even lackluster, way
- kin khẩu chai ― to eat plain rice
- old, specifically past something's developmental phase
- mảy khửn chai
- bamboo shoots that grow even when it's too old to grow
References
- Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary][3][4] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
- Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày][5] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [caːj˧˧]
- Homophone: trai
Noun
Descendants
Adjective
chai
- (of skin) callous
- vết chai ― a callus
- bị chai tay ― to have calluses on one's hand
- chai sạn ― callous; apathetic
- (of a battery) spent
- pin bị chai rồi ― the battery's no good anymore (won't hold a charge)
Anagrams
Ye'kwana
ALIV | chai |
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Brazilian standard | chai |
New Tribes | chai |
Pronunciation
Suffix
chai
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