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4-letter words (2 found)

CHAI,CHIA,

3-letter words (6 found)

ACH,AHI,CHA,CHI,HIC,ICH,

2-letter words (5 found)

AH,AI,CH,HA,HI,

You can make 13 words from chai according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chai

chai

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Romani ćhaj (“Romani girl, daughter”).

Noun

chai (plural chais)

  1. A female gypsy.
    Coordinate term: chal
Alternative forms
  • chie (obsolete)

Etymology 2

From Hindustani चाय / چائے (cāy, “tea”), from Classical Persian چَای (čāy) (and Turkish çay, and cognates) from Sinitic 茶 (chá). Doublet of tea; see that page for extended history.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: chī, IPA(key): /t͡ʃaɪ/
  • Homophone: Chi (Chichester)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

chai (usually uncountable, plural chais)

  1. Ellipsis of masala chai, a beverage made with black teas, steamed milk and sweet spices, based loosely on Indian recipes.
  2. (India) Any tea beverage, but especially milk tea, regardless of whether it is spiced.
Synonyms
  • chai latte, chai tea, masala chai
Derived terms
Related terms
  • cha
  • chai latte
  • masala chai
Translations

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Hebrew חַי (kháy, “alive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaɪ/

Noun

chai

  2. (Judaism) A Jewish symbol representing life, traditionally worn as an amulet.
Alternative forms
  • Chai, Hai, hai

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French chai, from Occitan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛ/

Noun

chai (plural chais)

  2. (winemaking) A place above ground for storing wine casks.

References

Further reading

  • chai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • chai (symbol) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

  • chai poh

Anagrams

  • achi, Achi, Chia, AHCI, chia

Caló

Etymology

Inherited from Romani ćhaj.

Noun

chai f (plural chais)

  1. girl
  2. (antiphrastic) harlot, prostitute

References

  • “chai” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 32.
  • “chai” in Francisco Quindalé, Diccionario gitano, Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio.
  • “chai” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

Cebuano

Etymology

From older chay, from tsay, from tisoy.

Noun

chai

  1. (colloquial) feminine of chuy.

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɑi̯/, [ˈts̠ɑ̝i̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi
  • Syllabification(key): chai
  • Hyphenation(key): chai

Noun

chai (colloquial)

  1. (jargon) clipping of chai latte (“chai latte”)

Declension

French

Etymology 1

Via English chai from Urdu چائے (cāe), Hindi चाय (cāy, “tea”). Doublet of thé.

Alternative forms

  • chaï, tchaï

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃaj/

Noun

chai m (plural chais)

  1. masala chai (a tea drink)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Occitan [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛ/
  • Homophone: Chaix

Noun

chai m (plural chais)

  1. wine cellar
    Synonym: cave à vin
    Mis en bouteille dans nos chais. ― Bottled in our wine cellars.

Further reading

  • “chai”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hokkien

Mandarin

Romanization

chai

  1. nonstandard spelling of chāi
  2. nonstandard spelling of chái
  3. nonstandard spelling of chǎi
  4. nonstandard spelling of chài

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maroon Spirit Language

Etymology

Likely from English carry. Compare Sranan Tongo tyari, Aukan tyai, Saramaccan tja, Jamaican Creole kyari.

Verb

chai

  1. to carry

Navajo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-t͡ʃʰɑ̀ɪ̀]

Noun

-chai (inalienable, e.g., shichai "my grandfather/grandson", bichai "her/his/their grandfather/grandson")

  1. maternal grandfather, mother's father, grandson (from daughter), daughter's son

Norman

Alternative forms

  • chaer (Guernsey)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

chai f (uncountable)

  1. (continental, Jersey) flesh

Palauan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu (“pestle”). Compare Malay alu (“pestle”).

Noun

chai

  1. pestle

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalu (“barracuda”). Compare Malay alu-alu (“barracuda”).

Noun

chai

  1. barracuda

References

  • chai in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
  • chai in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • chai in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 34.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy)

Pronunciation

Noun

chai class IX (plural chai class X)

  1. tea
  2. (Tanzania) breakfast
    Synonyms: chakula cha asubuhi, staftahi, (Kenya) kiamsha kinywa, (Tanzania) kifungua kinywa
  3. (slang, Kenya) tea money, small bribe, petty bribe (likened to the cost, and function, of a cup of tea)
    Synonyms: rushwa, hongo, (Kenya) kitu kidogo

Derived terms

  • chai ya rangi
  • chai kavu
  • mchai

Tày

Pronunciation

  • (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [caːj˧˧]
  • (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [caːj˦˥]

Etymology 1

Noun

chai

  1. bottle
    chai lẩu ― bottle of wine

Etymology 2

Compare Thai เจ (jee).

Verb

chai

  1. to fast
    chai tón nâng ― to fast for one meal

Adjective

chai (⿻斋丷)

  1. vegan, especially in the Buddhist style
    kin chai ― to go vegan
  2. in an ordinary, even lackluster, way
    kin khẩu chai ― to eat plain rice
  3. old, specifically past something's developmental phase

References

  • Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[3][4] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎[5] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [caːj˧˧]
  • Homophone: trai

Noun

(classifier cái) chai • (𥑂)

  1. a bottle
  2. (slang) one million dongs
    Synonym: củ

Descendants

  • → Eastern Mnong: čai
  • → Tai Dam: ꪊꪱꪥ

Adjective

chai

  1. (of skin) callous
    vết chai ― a callus
    bị chai tay ― to have calluses on one's hand
    chai sạn ― callous; apathetic
  2. (of a battery) spent
    pin bị chai rồi ― the battery's no good anymore (won't hold a charge)

Anagrams

  • chia

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃaj]

Suffix

chai

  1. allomorph of tai used after words that end in i
  2. allomorph of kwai used after words that end in i

Source: wiktionary.org