chay

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

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: chā, IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Etymology 1

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Noun

chay (plural chays)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

chay (plural chays)

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

Anagrams

Ch'orti'

Noun

chay

  1. fish

References

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

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چای (čây).

Noun

chay m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גאיי)

  1. tea

Manx

Noun

chay f

  1. Lenited form of kay.

Mutation

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

Determiner

chay

  1. (medial) that

See also

Tzeltal

Noun

chay

  1. fish

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cây) chay • (𣙮)

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

Adjective

chay • (齋, 𡄡)

  1. in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles (no meat, fish, alcohol, onion, etc.)
    bia chay ― non-alcoholic beer
    • 2023 February 5, Trần Lê Sơn Ý, “Dọn mình trong tháng giêng”, in Tuổi Trẻ‎:
      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 is difficult enough, let alone the other virtuous things.
  2. (by extension) typified by the absence of certain animal products, vegetarian
    ăn chay ― to eat vegetarian
    chả giò chay ― vegetarian spring rolls
    bún bò chay ― vegetarian beef noodles
    • 2021, Hà Linh, “Ăn chay có được uống sữa - câu hỏi đặt ra cho nhiều người”, in Tasty Kitchen‎:
      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

Derived terms

Adverb

chay • (𡄡)

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