τσάι

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چای (çay), either from Russian чай (čaj, tea),[1][2] or from Persian چای (čây)[3] from Sinitic, Chinese (chá). Doublet of τέιο (téio).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.i/
  • Hyphenation: τσάι

Noun

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τσάι (tsáin (plural τσάγια)

  1. tea (drink and leaves)
    Synonym: (formal, dated) τέιο (téio)

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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References

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  1. ^ τσάι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
  2. ^ τσάι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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