chay
English
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Noun
chay (plural chays)
- (archaic, colloquial) A chaise (horse-drawn carriage).
Etymology 2
From Pitman jay, which it is related to graphically, and the sound it represents.
Pronunciation
Noun
chay (plural chays)
- The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.
Anagrams
Ch'orti'
Noun
chay
References
- Hull, Kerry (2005) An Abbreviated Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya[1]
Ladino
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian چای (čây).
Noun
chay m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling גאיי)
Manx
Noun
chay f
- 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. |
Quechua
Determiner
chay
- (medial) that
See also
Tzeltal
Noun
chay
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai).
Pronunciation
Noun
- Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)
Adjective
- vegan
- ăn chay
- to practise veganism; to go vegan
- Bạn có biết nấu chả giò chay không?
- Do you know how to cook vegan spring rolls?
Usage notes
- Chay could be broadly translated as either "vegan" or "vegetarian" when it comes to food and cuisine, although chay people (some of whom are actual vegan Buddhists) do tend to consciously avoid fat-based cooking oil and nước mắm (“fish sauce”), so the term corresponds better to "vegan".
Adverb
- (colloquial) in an ordinary, even lackluster, way; without special aids or equipment
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