chai
English
Etymology 1
Noun
chai (plural chais)
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
From Hindi-Urdu चाय (cāy) / چای (cāy), from Persian چای (and Turkish çay, and cognates)[1] from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "zhx" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. 茶 (chá).[2] Doublet of tea; see that page for extended history.
Pronunciation
Noun
chai (usually uncountable, plural chais)
- short for masala chai, a beverage made with black teas, steamed milk and sweet spices, based loosely on Indian recipes.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
Caló
Etymology
Noun
chai f (plural chais)
- girl
- (antiphrastic) harlot, prostitute
References
- “chai” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 32.
- “chai” in Francisco Quindalé, Diccionario gitano, Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio.
- “chai” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.
Jamaican Creole
Verb
chai
- (Maroon Spirit Language) Carry.
Mandarin
Romanization
chai
- Nonstandard spelling of chāi.
- Nonstandard spelling of chái.
- Nonstandard spelling of chǎi.
- Nonstandard spelling of chài.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of chai – see 知 (“to know; to understand; to comprehend; to cause to know; to tell; to inform; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 知). |
Navajo
Pronunciation
Noun
-chai (inalienable, e.g., shichai "my grandfather/grandson", bichai "her/his/their grandfather/grandson")
- maternal grandfather, mother's father, grandson (from daughter), daughter's son
Norman
Alternative forms
- chaer (Guernsey)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
chai f (uncountable)
Swahili
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hindi चाय (cāy).
Noun
chai (n class, plural chai)
- tea
- (Tanzania) breakfast
- Synonyms: kiamsha kinywa, kifungua kinywa
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
chai (n class, plural chai)
- a bribe (something given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty)
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [caːj˧˧]
- Homophone: trai
Noun
Adjective
chai
- (of skin) callous
- vết chai
- a callus
- bị chai tay
- to have calluses on one's hand
- chai sạn
- callous; apathetic
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms borrowed from Hindi
- English terms derived from Hindi
- English terms borrowed from Urdu
- English terms derived from Urdu
- English terms derived from Persian
- English terms derived from Turkish
- English doublets
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/aɪ
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Tea
- Caló terms inherited from Romani
- Caló terms derived from Romani
- Caló lemmas
- Caló nouns
- Caló feminine nouns
- rmq:Female people
- Jamaican Creole lemmas
- Jamaican Creole verbs
- Mandarin non-lemma forms
- Mandarin pinyin
- Mandarin nonstandard forms
- Chinese lemmas
- Hokkien lemmas
- Chinese verbs
- Hokkien verbs
- Chinese nouns
- Hokkien nouns
- Hokkien pe̍h-ōe-jī forms
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo nouns
- nv:Family
- Norman lemmas
- Norman nouns
- Norman feminine nouns
- French Norman
- Jersey Norman
- Swahili terms borrowed from Hindi
- Swahili terms derived from Hindi
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili n class nouns
- Tanzanian Swahili
- sw:Beverages
- Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Vietnamese terms with homophones
- Vietnamese nouns classified by cái
- Vietnamese lemmas
- Vietnamese nouns
- Vietnamese slang
- Vietnamese adjectives
- Vietnamese terms with usage examples
- vi:Containers
- vi:Skin