chay

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

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: chā, IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

• Audio (Southern England):

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Etymology 1

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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

Cebuano

Noun

chay (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)

1. alternative form of tsay

   Synonyms: chai, tsai

Ch'orti'

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *kar.

Noun

chay

1. fish

References

• Hull, Kerry (2005), An Abbreviated Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya‎

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چای (čây).

Noun

chay m (Hebrew spelling גאיי)

1. tea

Manx

Noun

chay f

1. lenited form of kay

Mutation

Mutation of kay

radical	lenition	eclipsis
kay	chay	gay

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Quechua

Determiner

chay

1. (medial) that

See also

• kay
• haqay

Tzeltal

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *kar.

Noun

chay

1. fish

Vietnamese

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:

chay Bắc Bộ

Wikipedia ^vi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ca(ː)j˧˧]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Noun

(classifier cây) chay • (𣙮)

1. Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)

Adjective

chay • (齋, 𡄡)

1. in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles (no meat, fish, alcohol, onion, etc.)

   bia chay ― non-alcoholic beer

   • 2023 February 5, Trần Lê Sơn Ý, “Dọn mình trong tháng giêng”, in Tuổi Trẻ‎:

     Ăn chay một ngày mùng 1 thôi còn khó nói gì những việc lành khác.

     Eating in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles just the 1st day of the month [of the Lunar calendar] is difficult enough, let alone the other virtuous things.

2. (by extension) typified by the absence of certain animal products, vegetarian

   ăn chay ― to eat vegetarian

   chả giò chay ― vegetarian spring rolls

   bún bò chay ― vegetarian beef noodles

   • 2021, Hà Linh, “Ăn chay có được uống sữa - câu hỏi đặt ra cho nhiều người”, in Tasty Kitchen‎:

     Tuy nói rằng, ăn chay là chế độ sử dụng nguồn nguyên liệu chủ yếu từ thực vật nhưng chế độ ăn chay chia làm nhiều loại. […] Chế độ ăn chay thuần […] Chế độ Lacto - Ovo Vegetarian (ăn chay có kết hợp trứng và sữa) […] Người ăn bán chay […]

     Although I said a vegetarian diet uses mainly plant-based ingredients, vegetarian diets come in many types. […] Vegan diet […] Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet (a vegetarian diet that includes eggs and milk) […] Semi-vegetarians […]

Derived terms

• ăn chay
• chay tịnh
• chay trường (“habitual vegetarian”)
• thuần chay (“vegan”)

Adverb

chay • (𡄡)

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

   dạy chay ― to teach without any pedagogic materials