chay

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

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English

Etymology 1

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

• achy

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Ch'orti'

Noun

chay

1. fish

References

• Hull, Kerry (2005) An Abbreviated Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya‎^[1]

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Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چای‎ (čây).

Noun

chay m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גאיי‎)

1. tea

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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.

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Quechua

Determiner

chay

1. (medial) that

See also

• kay
• haqay

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Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [caj˧˧]

Noun

chay (𣙮)

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Adjective

chay (𡄡)

1. vegan

   ăn chay

   to practise veganism; to go vegan

   Bạn có biết nấu chả giò chay không?

   Do you know how to cook vegetarian spring rolls?

Adverb

chay (𡄡)

1. (colloquial) in an ordinary, even lackluster, way; without special aids or equipment