чай
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Noun
чай • (čaj) m
Inflection
Inflection of чай
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Turkic (compare Turkish çay), from Chinese 茶 (chá).
Noun
чай • (čaj) m inan (genitive ча́я, nominative plural чаи́, genitive plural чаёв)
- tea (drink)
- ани́совыйчай ― anísovyjčaj ― anise tea
- кирпи́чный чай ― kirpíčnyj čaj ― brick tea
- кита́йский чай ― kitájskij čaj ― Chinese tea
- цвето́чный чай ― cvetóčnyj čaj ― rose tea
- цейло́нский чай ― cejlónskij čaj ― Ceylon tea
- кре́пкий чай ― krépkij čaj ― strong tea
- сла́бый чай ― slábyj čaj ― weak tea
- сла́дкий чай ― sládkij čaj ― sweet tea
- стака́н ча́ю ― stakán čáju ― a glass of tea
- ча́шка ча́я ― čáška čája ― a cup of tea
- пригласи́ть кого́-то на ча́шку ча́я ― priglasítʹ kovó-to na čášku čája ― to invite someone for tea
- Да́йте мне, пожа́луйста, кило́ ча́ю. ― Dájte mne, požálujsta, kiló čáju. ― I’d like a kilo of tea, please.
- да́ть на ча́й ― dátʹ na čáj ― to leave a tip
- tea plant (Camellia sinensis, Thea sinensis)
Declension
Pre-reform declension of чай (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-c)
Derived terms
- чай Эрл Грей m (čaj Erl Grej)
- иван-ча́й m (ivan-čáj)
- чаёвничать impf (čajóvničatʹ), почаёвничать pf (počajóvničatʹ)
- чаево́д m (čajevód)
- чаевы́е n (čajevýje)
- чаёк m (čajók)
- чаепи́тие n (čajepítije)
- ча́йник m (čájnik)
- ча́йный (čájnyj)
- чаева́ть impf (čajevátʹ)
Descendants
- → Alutor: сайый (sajəj), саю (saju)
- → Abaza: чай (ćaj)
- → Abkhaz: ачаи (ačaj)
- → Avar: чай (čaj)
- → Bezhta: чай (čaj)
- → Buryat: сай (saj)
- → Chechen: чай (čaj)
- → Chuvash: чей (čej)
- → Erzya: чай (čaj)
- → Finnish: tsaiju, saikka
- → Ingush: чай (čaj)
- → Georgian: ჩაი (čai)
- → Kabardian: шай (šaj)
- → Kildin Sami: чайй (čajj)
- → Lezgi: чай (čaj)
- → Moksha: чай (čaj)
- → Romanian: ceai
- → Slovak: čaj
- → Tabasaran: чай (čaj)
- → Tuvan: шай (şay)
- → Ukrainian: чай (čaj)
- → Udmurt: чай (ćaj)
- → Upper Sorbian: čaj
- → Veps: čai
- → Yakut: чэй (cey)
- → Yup'ik: caayuq
See also
- пуэ́р m (puér)
Etymology 2
From ча́ю (čáju), first-person singular present of ча́ять (čájatʹ).
Interjection
чай • (čaj)
Related terms
Etymology 3
Verb
чай • (čaj)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of ча́ять (čájatʹ)
Southern Altai
Noun
чай • (çay)
Tuvan
Etymology
Cognate to Khakas чайғы (çayğı), Shor чайғы, Kyrgyz жай (jay), Southern Altai јай (ǰay), Karachay-Balkar джай (cay), Tatar җәй (cäy), Turkmen ýaý etc.
Noun
чай • (çay) (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
чай • (čaj) m inan (genitive ча́ю, nominative plural чаї́)
Synonyms
- герба́та (herbáta) (Western Ukrainian)
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