chay
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Noun edit
chay (plural chays)
- (archaic, colloquial) A chaise (horse-drawn carriage).
Etymology 2 edit
From Pitman jay, which it is related to graphically, and the sound it represents.
Noun edit
chay (plural chays)
- The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.
Anagrams edit
Ch'orti' edit
Noun edit
chay
References edit
- Hull, Kerry (2005) An Abbreviated Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya[1]
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Persian چای (čây).
Noun edit
chay m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גאיי)
Manx edit
Noun edit
chay f
- Lenited form of kay.
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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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 edit
Determiner edit
chay
- (medial) that
See also edit
Tzeltal edit
Noun edit
chay
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ca(ː)j˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Noun edit
- Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)
Adjective edit
- 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[2]:
- 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 [of the Lunar calendar] 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[3]:
- 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 edit
Derived terms
- chay trường (“habitual vegetarian”)
- thuần chay (“vegan”)
Adverb edit
- (colloquial) in an ordinary, even lackluster, way; without special aids or equipment
- dạy chay ― to teach without any pedagogic materials