τσάι
See also: τσαι
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چای (çay), either from Russian чай (čaj, “tea”),[1][2] or from Persian چای (čây)[3] from Sinitic, Chinese 茶 (chá). Doublet of τέιο (téio).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
τσάι • (tsái) n (plural τσάγια)
Declension edit
declension of τσάι
Coordinate terms edit
- χαμομήλι n (chamomíli, “camomile tea”)
Related terms edit
- τσαγάκι n (tsagáki, diminutive)
- τσαγιέρα f (tsagiéra, “teapot”)
- τσάι του βουνού (tsái tou vounoú, “mountain tea; Sideritis scardica”)
References edit
- ^ τσάι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ τσάι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading edit
τσάι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
