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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
chay (plural chays)
- (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)
- The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.
Anagrams
Ch'orti'
Noun
chay
- 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)
- tea
Manx
Noun
chay f
- Lenited form of kay.
Mutation
Quechua
Determiner
chay
- (medial) that
See also
Tzeltal
Noun
chay
- fish
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cây) chay • (𣙮)
- Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)
Adjective
chay • (齋, 𡄡)
- 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.
- (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
Adverb
chay • (𡄡)
- (colloquial) in an ordinary, even lackluster, way; without special aids or equipment
- dạy chay ― to teach without any pedagogic materials