چاي
Gulf Arabic
Alternative forms
- جاي (jāy /čāy/)
Etymology
Maybe from Persian چای (čây), but other sources are possible.
Pronunciation
Noun
چاي • (čāy) (countable and uncountable, dual چايين (čāyēn), plural چايات (čāyāt))
See also
- استكان (istikān, “istikan, a small glass for drinking tea”)
Kyrgyz
Noun
چاي • (çay)
- Arabic spelling of чай (cay).
Uyghur
Etymology
From Persian چای (čây), ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑj/
Noun
چاي • (chay) (plural چايلار (chaylar))