चाय

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See also: चिया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چَای (čāy), from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːj/, , /t͡ʃɑː.eː/,

Noun

चाय • (cāy) f (Urdu spelling چائے)

  1. tea (plant, beverage)
    चाय की पत्ती ― cāy kī pattī ― tea leaf
  2. cup of tea

Declension

Declension of चाय (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चाय
cāy 		चायें
cāyẽ
oblique चाय
cāy 		चायों
cāyõ
vocative चाय
cāy 		चायो
cāyo

Alternative forms

Kashmiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani चाय (cāy) / چاۓ (cā-ye), ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Noun

चाय • (cāy) f (Perso-Arabic چاے)

  1. tea
    चाय च्यखा?
    cāy cyakhā?
    Will you drink tea?

Derived terms

References

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