chai

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 References 1.4 Anagrams 2 Jamaican Creole 2.1 Verb 3 Mandarin 3.1 Pinyin syllable 3.1.1 Usage notes 4 Navajo 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Swahili 5.1 Verb

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Hindi चाय / چای (ćāy) < Persian چای < Turkish çay ^[1] < Chinese 茶. ^[2]

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: chī, IPA: /tʃaɪ/, SAMPA: /tSaI/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

[edit] Noun

chai (usually uncountable; plural chais)

1. A beverage made with black teas, steamed milk and sweet spices based loosely on Indian recipes

[edit] Related terms

• cha

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ "chai." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. 2008.
2. ^ "chai." Dictionary.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2006.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of achi
• chia

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[edit] Jamaican Creole

[edit] Verb

chai

1. (Maroon Spirit Language) Carry.

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin syllable

chai

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, chāi, chái, chǎi, or chài.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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[edit] Navajo

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʧʰɑj]

[edit] Noun

-chai (inalienable, e.g., shichai "my grandfather/grandson", bichai "her/his/their grandfather/grandson")

1. maternal grandfather, mother's father, grandson (from daughter), daughter's son

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[edit] Swahili

[edit] Verb

chai

1. bribe (to give a bribe)