chay

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

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Pitman jay, which it is related to graphically, and the sound it represents.

NounEdit

chay (plural chays)

1. The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.

AnagramsEdit

• achy

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Ch'orti'Edit

NounEdit

chay

1. fish

ReferencesEdit

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

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LadinoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Persian چای‏ (čây).

NounEdit

chay m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גאיי‏)

1. tea

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ManxEdit

NounEdit

chay f

1. Lenited form of kay.

MutationEdit

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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QuechuaEdit

DeterminerEdit

chay

1. (medial) that

See alsoEdit

• kay
• haqay

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VietnameseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ṯɕɐj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ṯɕɐj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c̻ɐj˧˥]

AdjectiveEdit

chay

1. vegan

   ăn chay

   to practice veganism; to go vegan

AdverbEdit

chay

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