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çay.

tea (plant)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃaj/
  1. tea (plant)

  2. tea (the dried leaves or buds of the tea plant)

  3. tea (the drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water)

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish چای (çay), from Persian چای (čây), from Sinitic 茶 (chá).

noun/ˈt͡ʃaj/
  1. A small river, a brook.

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish چای (çay), from Proto-Turkic *čāy.

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