chai

See also chāi, chái, chǎi, and chài

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Hindi चाय / چای (ćāy), from Persian چای, from Turkish çay , from Sinitic 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

chai (usually uncountable; plural chais)

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

Translations

spiced black tea — see masala chai

Synonyms

• chai tea, masala chai

Related terms

• cha

Anagrams

• chia

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Jamaican Creole

Verb

chai

1. (Maroon Spirit Language) Carry.

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Jèrriais

Noun

chai f (usually uncountable)

1. flesh

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Mandarin

Romanization

chai

1. Nonstandard spelling of chāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǎi.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chài.

Usage notes

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

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Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA: [tʃʰɑj]

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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Swahili

Verb

chai

1. bribe (to give a bribe)

This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at bribe. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see chai in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009

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Vietnamese

Noun

chai

1. bottle