Amharic edit

ሻይ(1)።
ሻይ(2)።

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic شَاي (šāy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaj/
  • Hyphenation: ሻይ

Noun edit

ሻይ (šaym

  1. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
  2. tea (hot beverage made from the tea plant)

References edit

  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ሻይ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN