Etymology

Borrowing from Persian چایخانه ‎(čâyxâne).

Synchronously, сәй ‎(säy) +‎ -хана ‎(-xana).

Cognate with Kazakh шайхана ‎(şayxana), Kyrgyz чайхана ‎(çayhana), Uzbek choyxona, Uyghur چايخانا ‎(chayxana), Azeri çayxana; Turkish çayhane, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sæj.χä.ˈnä]
• Hyphenation: сәй‧ха‧на