чай

See also: чаи and чај

Belarusian[edit]

Belarusian Wikipedia has an article on:

чай

Wikipedia ^be

Taraškievica Belarusian Wikipedia has an article on:

чай

Wikipedia ^be-tarask

Alternative forms[edit]

čaj — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [t͡ʂaj]
Audio (file)

Noun[edit]

чай • (čaj) m inan (genitive ча́ю, nominative plural чаі́, genitive plural чаёў)

tea
Synonym: (more common) гарба́та (harbáta)

зялёны чай ― zjaljóny čaj ― green tea

Declension[edit]

Declension of чай (inan soft masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	чай čaj	чаі́ čaí
genitive	ча́ю čáju	чаёў čajóŭ
dative	ча́ю čáju	чая́м čajám
accusative	чай čaj	чаі́ čaí
instrumental	ча́ем čájem	чая́мі čajámi
locative	ча́і čái	чая́х čajáx
count form	—	ча́і¹ čái¹

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References[edit]

“чай” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian[edit]

Bulgarian Wikipedia has an article on:

чай

Wikipedia ^bg

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa̟j]
Audio (file)

Noun[edit]

чай • (čaj) m (relational adjective ча́ен)

tea

Declension[edit]

Declension of чай

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

References[edit]

“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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

цяй (ćaj)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian чай (čaj).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

чай • (čaj)

tea

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

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

Karaim[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Sinitic 茶 (chá).

Noun[edit]

чай • (çay)

tea.

References[edit]

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

Kyrgyz[edit]

Kyrgyz Wikipedia has an article on:

чай

Wikipedia ^ky

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

чай • (cay) (Arabic spelling چاي)

tea

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Russian чай (čaj).

Noun[edit]

чай (ț’aj)

(Amur, East Sakhalin) tea

Related terms[edit]

ча (ț’a) (South Sakhalin)

Northern Altai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *yāy.

Noun[edit]

чай • (čay)

summer

References[edit]

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

Russian[edit]

Russian Wikipedia has an article on:

чай

Wikipedia ^ru

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕæj]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -aj

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

tea (in all senses: the drink, the plant, the dried leaves, or tea-drinking)
ани́совый чай ― anísovyj čaj ― 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.
tip (small monetary gratuity for a service worker)
да́ть на ча́й ― dátʹ na čáj ― to leave a tip

получи́ть чай (за что-либо) ― polučítʹ čaj (za što-libo) ― to get tipped (for something)

Declension[edit]

Declension of чай (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	ча́й čáj	чаи́ čaí
genitive	ча́я čája	чаёв čajóv
dative	ча́ю čáju	чая́м čajám
accusative	ча́й čáj	чаи́ čaí
instrumental	ча́ем čájem	чая́ми čajámi
prepositional	ча́е čáje	чая́х čajáx
partitive	ча́ю čáju
locative	в чаю́ v čajú

Pre-reform declension of чай (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	ча́й čáj	чаи́ čaí
genitive	ча́я čája	чаёвъ čajóv
dative	ча́ю čáju	чая́мъ čajám
accusative	ча́й čáj	чаи́ čaí
instrumental	ча́емъ čájem	чая́ми čajámi
prepositional	ча́ѣ čájě	чая́хъ čajáx
partitive	ча́ю čáju
locative	въ чаю́ v čajú

Derived terms[edit]

чай Эрл Грей m (čaj Erl Grej)
иван-ча́й m (ivan-čáj)
чаёвничать impf (čajóvničatʹ), почаёвничать pf (počajóvničatʹ)
чаево́д m (čajevód)
чаевы́е n (čajevýje)
чаепи́тие n (čajepítije)
ча́йник m (čájnik)
чаева́ть impf (čajevátʹ)

Descendants[edit]

Descendants

→ Alutiiq: cayuq
→ Alutor: сайый (sajəj), саю (saju)
→ Abaza: чай (ćaj)
→ Abkhaz: ачаи (ačaj)
→ Avar: чай (čaj)
→ Bezhta: чай (čaj)
→ Chechen: чай (čaj)
→ Chuvash: чей (čej)
→ Erzya: чай (čaj)
→ Finnish: tsaiju, saikka
→ Georgian: ჩაი (čai)
→ Ingrian: caaju, caju, cääjy
→ Ingush: чай (čaj)
→ Kabardian: шай (šaj)
→ Kildin Sami: ча̄йй (čājj)
→ Lezgi: чай (čaj)
⇒ Livvi: čuaju
→ Moksha: чай (čaj)
→ Romanian: ceai
→ Slovak: čaj
→ Tabasaran: чай (čaj)
→ Ukrainian: чай (čaj)
→ Udmurt: чай (ćaj)
→ Upper Sorbian: čaj
→ Veps: čai
→ Yakut: чэй (cey)
→ Yup'ik: caayuq

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Interjection[edit]

чай • (čaj)

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

Related terms[edit]

ча́яние (čájanije)
ча́ять (čájatʹ)

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

чай • (čaj)

second-person singular imperative imperfective of ча́ять (čájatʹ)

Southern Altai[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare to Azerbaijani çay.

Noun[edit]

чай • (čay)

river

Derived terms[edit]

чайрам (čayram, “shallow”).

Etymology 2[edit]

From Persian (čây), Sanskrit चाय (cāya), from Sinitic 茶 (MC drae, “tea”).

Noun[edit]

чай • (čay)

tea

References[edit]

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

Tuvan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

summer

Udmurt[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian чай (čaj).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

чай • (ćaj)

tea

Declension[edit]

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 singular possessive forms of чай

	singular
nominative	чайе ćaje
accusative	чайме ćajme
genitive	чайелэн ćajelen
dative	чайелы ćajely
ablative	чайелэсь ćajeleś
instrumental	чайеным ćajenym

2nd singular possessive forms of чай

	singular
nominative	чайед ćajed
accusative	чайдэ ćajde
genitive	чайедлэн ćajedlen
dative	чайедлы ćajedly
ablative	чайедлэсь ćajedleś
instrumental	чайеныд ćajenyd

3rd singular possessive forms of чай

	singular
nominative	чайез ćajez
accusative	чайзэ ćajze
genitive	чайезлэн ćajezlen
dative	чайезлы ćajezly
ablative	чайезлэсь ćajezleś
instrumental	чайеныз ćajenyz

1st plural possessive forms of чай

	singular
nominative	чаймы ćajmy
accusative	чаймэс ćajmes
genitive	чаймылэн ćajmylen
dative	чаймылы ćajmyly
ablative	чаймылэсь ćajmyleś
instrumental	чайенымы ćajenymy

2nd plural possessive forms of чай

	singular
nominative	чайды ćajdy
accusative	чайдэс ćajdes
genitive	чайдылэн ćajdylen
dative	чайдылы ćajdyly
ablative	чайдылэсь ćajdyleś
instrumental	чайеныды ćajenydy

3rd plural possessive forms of чай

	singular
nominative	чайзы ćajzy
accusative	чайзэс ćajzes
genitive	чайзылэн ćajzylen
dative	чайзылы ćajzyly
ablative	чайзылэсь ćajzyleś
instrumental	чайенызы ćajenyzy

References[edit]

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[edit]

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:

чай

Wikipedia ^uk

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃai̯]
Audio (file)

Noun[edit]

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

tea
Synonym: (Western Ukrainian) герба́та (herbáta)

зеле́ний чай ― zelényj čaj ― green tea
(figurative) teatime

Declension[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

(tea): чайо́к m inan sg (čajók), герба́та f inan (herbáta)
(teatime): чаюва́ння n inan (čajuvánnja)

Related terms[edit]

чаї́нка f inan (čajínka)

References[edit]

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чай”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
“чай”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Urum[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čāy.

Noun[edit]

чай • (çay)

river.

Etymology 2[edit]

Ultimately from Sinitic 茶 (chá).

Noun[edit]

чай • (çay)

tea.

References[edit]

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

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