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See also: чаи and чај

Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʂaj]
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Noun

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чай (čajm inan (genitive ча́ю, nominative plural чаі́, genitive plural чаёў)

  1. tea
    Synonym: гарба́та (harbáta)
    зялёны чайzjaljóny čajgreen tea
    • 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 193:
      Усе чацвёра па-сяброўску селі за маленькі стол і пачалі піць чай пад зыркім наглядам гэтай маладой лэдзі.
      Usje čacvjóra pa-sjabróŭsku sjeli za maljenʹki stol i pačali picʹ čaj pad zyrkim nahljadam hetaj maladój ledzi.
      [original: They all four gathered socially about the little table, and took tea under that young lady’s active superintendence;]

Declension

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References

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  • чай”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • чай” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

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Чай

Etymology

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Borrowed from Turkic (compare Turkish çay), from Chinese (chá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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чай (čajm (relational adjective ча́ен)

  1. tea

Declension

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Declension of чай
singular plural
indefinite чай
čaj
ча́еве
čáeve
definite
(subject form)
ча́ят
čájat
ча́евете
čáevete
definite
(object form)
ча́я
čája
count form ча́я
čája

References

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  • чай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • чай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Erzya

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian чай (čaj).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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чай (čaj)

  1. tea

Declension

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References

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чай”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Karaim

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sinitic (chá).

Noun

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чай (çay)

  1. tea

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “чай”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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Derived from Turkic (compare Turkish çay), from Chinese (chá).

Noun

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чай (cay) (Arabic spelling چاي)

  1. tea

Declension

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Declension of чай
singular
(жекелик)
plural
(көптөгөн)
nominative (атооч) чай
cay
чайлар
caylar
genitive (илик) чайдын
caydın
чайлардын
caylardın
dative (барыш) чайга
cayga
чайларга
caylarga
accusative (табыш) чайды
caydı
чайларды
caylardı
locative (жатыш) чайда
cayda
чайларда
caylarda
ablative (чыгыш) чайдан
caydan
чайлардан
caylardan
possessive forms
first-person singular
(менин)
nominative чайым
cayım
чайларым
caylarım
genitive чайымдын
cayımdın
чайларымдын
caylarımdın
dative чайыма
cayıma
чайларыма
caylarıma
accusative чайымды
cayımdı
чайларымды
caylarımdı
locative чайымда
cayımda
чайларымда
caylarımda
ablative чайымдан
cayımdan
чайларымдан
caylarımdan
second-person singular informal
(сенин)
nominative чайың
cayıŋ
чайларың
caylarıŋ
genitive чайыңдын
cayıŋdın
чайларыңдын
caylarıŋdın
dative чайыңа
cayıŋa
чайларыңа
caylarıŋa
accusative чайыңды
cayıŋdı
чайларыңды
caylarıŋdı
locative чайыңда
cayıŋda
чайларыңда
caylarıŋda
ablative чайыңдан
cayıŋdan
чайларыңдан
caylarıŋdan
second-person singular formal
(сиздин)
nominative чайыңыз
cayıŋız
чайларыңыз
caylarıŋız
genitive чайыңыздын
cayıŋızdın
чайларыңыздын
caylarıŋızdın
dative чайыңызга
cayıŋızga
чайларыңызга
caylarıŋızga
accusative чайыңызды
cayıŋızdı
чайларыңызды
caylarıŋızdı
locative чайыңызда
cayıŋızda
чайларыңызда
caylarıŋızda
ablative чайыңыздан
cayıŋızdan
чайларыңыздан
caylarıŋızdan

Nivkh

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Etymology

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From Russian чай (čaj).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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чай (ț’aj)

  1. (Amur, East Sakhalin) tea
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Northern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yāy.

Noun

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чай (čay)

  1. summer

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Seasons in Northern Altai · (layout · text) · category
spring:
час (čas)
summer:
тьай (tʹay),
дьай (dʹay),
чай (čay),
йай (yay)
autumn:
кӱс (küs)
winter:
кыш (kïš)

References

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N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “чай”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak čaj, ultimately from Sinitic (chá). Doublet of тея (teja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃaj]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: чай

Noun

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чай (čajm inan (related adjective чайов or чайни)

  1. tea
    Synonym: (less common) тея (teja)
    вариц чайvaric čajto make tea

Usage notes

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Declension

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Declension of чай
singular plural
nominative чай (čaj) чаї (čaji)
genitive чаю (čaju) чайох (čajox)
dative чаю (čaju) чайом (čajom)
accusative чай (čaj) чаї (čaji)
instrumental чайом (čajom) чаями (čajami)
locative чаю (čaju) чайох (čajox)
vocative чаю (čaju) чаї (čaji)
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nouns

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Russian

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Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Чай

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Turkic (compare Turkish çay), from Chinese (chá).

Noun

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чай (čajm inan (genitive ча́я, nominative plural чаи́, genitive plural чаёв, relational adjective ча́йный, diminutive чаёк or чаёчек)

  1. tea (in all senses: the drink, the plant, the dried leaves, or tea-drinking)
    ани́совый чайanísovyj čajanise tea
    кирпи́чный чайkirpíčnyj čajbrick tea
    кита́йский чайkitájskij čajChinese tea
    цвето́чный чайcvetóčnyj čajrose tea
    цейло́нский чайcejlónskij čajCeylon tea
    кре́пкий чайkrépkij čajstrong tea
    сла́бый чайslábyj čajweak tea
    сла́дкий чайsládkij čajsweet tea
    стака́н ча́юstakán čájua glass of tea
    ча́шка ча́яčáška čájaa cup of tea
    пригласи́ть кого́-то на ча́шку ча́яpriglasítʹ kovó-to na čášku čájato invite someone for tea
    Да́йте мне, пожа́луйста, кило́ ча́ю.Dájte mne, požálujsta, kiló čáju.I’d like a kilo of tea, please.
    • 1885, Николай Лесков [Nikolai Leskov], “Глава третья”, in Жемчужное ожерелье; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., The Pearl Necklace, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013:
      Я получи́л из рук го́рничной стака́н ча́ю и усе́лся чита́ть де́ло, кото́рое за́втра начина́лось у нас в суде́ и представля́ло для меня́ нема́ло тру́дностей.
      Ja polučíl iz ruk górničnoj stakán čáju i usélsja čitátʹ délo, kotóroje závtra načinálosʹ u nas v sudé i predstavljálo dlja menjá nemálo trúdnostej.
      I received a glass of tea from the maid’s hand and sat down to read the case that was to begin the next day in our court and which presented me with no little difficulty.
  2. tip (small monetary gratuity for a service worker)
    да́ть на ча́йdátʹ na čájto leave a tip
    получи́ть чай (за что-либо)polučítʹ čaj (za što-libo)to get tipped (for something)
Declension
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Derived terms
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Compound words:

Phrases
Collocations
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From ча́йный (čájnyj):

Descendants
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See also

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Etymology 2

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Clipping of ча́ю (čáju), first-person singular present of ча́ять (čájatʹ).

Interjection

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чай (čaj)

  1. (colloquial) methinks, must be, may be, hopefully, probably
    ты, чай, замёрз?ty, čaj, zamjórz?you must be freezing!
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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чай (čaj)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of ча́ять (čájatʹ)

Southern Altai

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Etymology 1

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Compare to Azerbaijani çay.

Noun

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чай (čay)

  1. river
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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чай (čay)

  1. tea

References

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N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чай”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Tuvan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yāy. Cognate with Khakas чайғы (çayğı), Shor чайғы, Kyrgyz жай (jay), Southern Altai јай (ǰay), Karachay-Balkar джай (cay), Tatar җәй (cäy), Turkmen ýaý etc.

Noun

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чай (çay) (definite accusative чайны, plural чайлар)

  1. summer

Udmurt

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Чай.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian чай (čaj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕäj]
  • Rhymes: -äj
  • Hyphenation: чай

Noun

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чай (ćaj)

  1. tea

Declension

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Declension of чай (soft declension, no plural)
singular
nominative чай
ćaj
accusative чайез
ćajez
genitive чайлэн
ćajlen
dative чайлы
ćajly
ablative чайлэсь
ćajleś
instrumental чайен
ćajen
abessive чайтэк
ćajtek
adverbial чайя
ćaja
inessive чайын
ćajyn
illative чайе
ćaje
elative чайысь
ćajyś
egressive чайысьен
ćajyśjen
terminative чайозь
ćajoź
prolative чайетӥ
ćajeti
allative чайлань
ćajlań
Possessive forms of чай
1st person singular possessive forms
singular
nominative чайе
ćaje
accusative чайме
ćajme
genitive чайелэн
ćajelen
dative чайелы
ćajely
ablative чайелэсь
ćajeleś
instrumental чайеным
ćajenym
2nd person singular possessive forms
singular
nominative чайед
ćajed
accusative чайдэ
ćajde
genitive чайедлэн
ćajedlen
dative чайедлы
ćajedly
ablative чайедлэсь
ćajedleś
instrumental чайеныд
ćajenyd
3rd person singular possessive forms
singular
nominative чайез
ćajez
accusative чайзэ
ćajze
genitive чайезлэн
ćajezlen
dative чайезлы
ćajezly
ablative чайезлэсь
ćajezleś
instrumental чайеныз
ćajenyz
1st person plural possessive forms
singular
nominative чаймы
ćajmy
accusative чаймэс
ćajmes
genitive чаймылэн
ćajmylen
dative чаймылы
ćajmyly
ablative чаймылэсь
ćajmyleś
instrumental чайенымы
ćajenymy
2nd person plural possessive forms
singular
nominative чайды
ćajdy
accusative чайдэс
ćajdes
genitive чайдылэн
ćajdylen
dative чайдылы
ćajdyly
ablative чайдылэсь
ćajdyleś
instrumental чайеныды
ćajenydy
3rd person plural possessive forms
singular
nominative чайзы
ćajzy
accusative чайзэс
ćajzes
genitive чайзылэн
ćajzylen
dative чайзылы
ćajzyly
ablative чайзылэсь
ćajzyleś
instrumental чайенызы
ćajenyzy

References

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  • L. E. Kirillova, L. L. Karpova, editors (2008), “чай”, in Удмурт-ӟуч кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian dictionary], Izhevsk: Удмуртский институт истории, языка и литературы УрО РАН, →ISBN, page 717
  • Yrjö Wichmann, Toivo Emil Uotila (1987) Mikko Korhonen, editor, Wotjakischer Wortschatz [Votyak Vocabulary] (Lexica Societatis Fenno-Ugricae; Volume 21) (overall work in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 278

Ukrainian

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Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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чай

Pronunciation

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Noun

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чай (čajm inan (genitive ча́ю, nominative plural чаї́, genitive plural чаї́в, relational adjective ча́йний, diminutive чайо́к or чайо́чок)

  1. tea
    Synonym: (Western Ukrainian) герба́та (herbáta)
    зеле́ний чайzelényj čajgreen tea
  2. (figurative) teatime

Declension

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Declension of чай
(inan j-stem masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative чай
čaj
чаї́
čají
genitive ча́ю
čáju
чаї́в
čajív
dative ча́ю, ча́єві
čáju, čájevi
чая́м
čajám
accusative чай
čaj
чаї́
čají
instrumental ча́єм
čájem
чая́ми
čajámy
locative ча́ю, ча́ї
čáju, čáji
чая́х
čajáx
vocative ча́ю
čáju
чаї́
čají

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Urum

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čāy.

Noun

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чай (çay)

  1. river

Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Sinitic (chá).

Noun

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чай (çay)

  1. tea

References

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  • Oleksandr Harkavecʹ (2000) Urumsʹkyj Slovnyk [Urum-Ukrainian Dictionary], Almaty: Ynstytut Sxodoznavstva Myžnarodnyx Vydnosyn Xarkyvsʹkyj Kolehyum, →ISBN