chay

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See also: Chay, cháy, chày, chấy, chảy, and chạy

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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chay (plural chays)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) A chaise (horse-drawn carriage).

Etymology 2

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From Pitman jay, which it is related to graphically, and the sound it represents.

Noun

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chay (plural chays)

  1. The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.

Anagrams

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Ch'orti'

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Noun

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chay

  1. fish

References

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  • Hull, Kerry (2005) An Abbreviated Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya[1]

Ladino

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian چای (čây).

Noun

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chay m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גאיי)

  1. tea

Manx

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Noun

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chay f

  1. Lenited form of kay.

Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
kay chay gay
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Quechua

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Determiner

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chay

  1. (medial) that

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Tzeltal

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Noun

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chay

  1. fish

Vietnamese

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Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (vegetarian, SV: trai).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier cây) chay (𣙮)

  1. Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)

Adjective

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chay (, 𡄡)

  1. in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles (no meat, fish, alcohol, onion, etc.)
    bia chaynon-alcoholic beer
    • 2023 February 5, Trần Lê Sơn Ý, “Dọn mình trong tháng giêng”, in Tuổi Trẻ[2]:
      Ăn chay một ngày mùng 1 thôi còn khó nói gì những việc lành khác.
      Eating in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles just the 1st day of the month [of the Lunar calendar] is difficult enough, let alone the other virtuous things.
  2. (by extension) typified by the absence of certain animal products, vegetarian
    ăn chayto eat vegetarian
    chả giò chayvegetarian spring rolls
    bún bò chayvegetarian beef noodles
    • 2021, Hà Linh, “Ăn chay có được uống sữa - câu hỏi đặt ra cho nhiều người”, in Tasty Kitchen[3]:
      Tuy nói rằng, ăn chay là chế độ sử dụng nguồn nguyên liệu chủ yếu từ thực vật nhưng chế độ ăn chay chia làm nhiều loại. [] Chế độ ăn chay thuần [] Chế độ Lacto - Ovo Vegetarian (ăn chay có kết hợp trứng và sữa) [] Người ăn bán chay []
      Although I said a vegetarian diet uses mainly plant-based ingredients, vegetarian diets come in many types. [] Vegan diet [] Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet (a vegetarian diet that includes eggs and milk) [] Semi-vegetarians []

Derived terms

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Adverb

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chay (𡄡)

  1. (colloquial) in an ordinary, even lackluster, way; without special aids or equipment
    dạy chayto teach without any pedagogic materials