شاي
Arabic
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) tea (plant and beverage)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian چای (tea) derived from Chinese 茶葉.
Origin
Chinese
茶葉
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- чай Russian
- चाय Sanskrit
- چای Persian
- چایخانه Persian
- چای Persian
- چای Ottoman Turkish
- चाय Chinese
- 茶 Chinese
- 茶葉 Chinese
- chai Swahili
- چای Urdu
- çay Northern Kurdish
- chay Ladino
- גאיי Ladino
- شاهي Hijazi Arabic
- çay Crimean Tatar
- چاي Gulf Arabic
- сәй Middle Chinese
- çay Zazaki
- ꠍꠣ Sylheti
- ચાય Kachchi
- شاهي Libyan Arabic
- cai Ngazidja Comorian