🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

차이

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chai/tʃaɪ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"나는 아침에 차이를 마시는 것을 좋아한다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of tea made by boiling tea leaves with milk and spices.

    "I enjoy a warm cup of chai on chilly evenings."
  2. 2

    A beverage made from tea, milk, and various spices, commonly consumed in India and other South Asian countries.

    "The café serves a delicious masala chai that is very popular among customers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'chai' comes from the Hindi word चाय (chāy), which itself is derived from the Chinese word 茶 (chá), meaning tea. The term has evolved through cultural exchanges and trade, particularly along the Silk Road, leading to its widespread use in various languages to denote a spiced tea beverage popular in South Asia.

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