çaý

See also: cay, CAY, cáy, cây, cấy, čay, and çay

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin çaý‍
Cyrillic чай‍
Arabic چای

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaːj/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sinitic 茶 (chá), ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la.

Noun

çaý (definite accusative çaýy, plural çaýlar)

  1. tea (the plant, the dried leaves or buds of the plant, the drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čāy.

Noun

çaý (definite accusative çaýy, plural çaýlar)

  1. a small river

Further reading

  • “çaý” in Enedilim.com
  • “çaý” in Webonary.org
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