сәй

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Bashkir

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Сәй (sense 1)
Сәй (sense 2)

Etymology

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From Persian چای (čây), Sanskrit चाय (cāya), from Sinitic (MC drae, “tea”).

Cognate with Southern Altai, Kyrgyz, Karakalpak чай (çay), Kazakh шай (şai), Karachay-Balkar шай (şay), Tatar чәй (çäy), Uzbek choy, Uyghur چاي (chay), Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen çay (tea), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sæj]
  • Hyphenation: сәй (one syllable)

Noun

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сәй (säy)

  1. tea (drink)
    Күк сәй.Kük səy.Green tea.
    Ҡаты сәй.Qatı səy.Strong tea.
    Байрам булды ниһә, ауылда ҡатын-ҡыҙҙар сәйгә йөрөшөр ине.
    Bayram buldı nihə, awılda qatın-qıźźar səygə yöröşör ine.
    On holidays, women in villages would visit each other for tea.
  2. tea (dried leaves of tea plant)
    Таҡта сәй.Taqta səy.Tea brick, compressed tea.

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