çaý

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cay"

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin	çaý‍
Cyrillic	чай‍
Arabic	چای

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːj/, [ˈt͡ʃɑ̝ːj]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sinitic 茶 (chá), ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la.

Noun

çaý (definite accusative çaýy, plural çaýlar)

1. tea (the plant, the dried leaves or buds of the plant, the drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čāy.

Noun

çaý (definite accusative çaýy, plural çaýlar)

1. a small river

Further reading

• “çaý” in Enedilim.com
• “çaý” in Webonary.org