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Webster 1828 Edition
Chay
CHAY
,Noun.
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chay
chay
English
Noun
chay (plural chays)
- The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.
Ladino
Etymology
Borrowing from Persian [Term?].
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. | ||
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”; SV: trai)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ṯɕɐj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ṯɕɐj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [c̻ɐj˧˥]
Adjective
chay
- vegetarian
- plain (without flavouring)
- without manure