сәй

Bashkir

Сәй (sense 1)
Сәй (sense 2)

Etymology

From Persian چای (čây), Sanskrit चाय (cāya), from Sinitic 茶 (MC drae, “tea”).

Cognate with Southern Altai, Kyrgyz, Karakalpak чай (çay), Kazakh шай (şai), Karachay-Balkar шай (şay), Tatar чәй (çäy), Uzbek choy, Uyghur چاي (chay), Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen çay (“tea”), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sæj]
  • Hyphenation: сәй (one syllable)

Noun

сәй • (säy)

  1. tea (drink)
    Күк сәй. ― Kük səy. ― Green tea.
    Ҡаты сәй. ― Qatı səy. ― Strong tea.
    Байрам булды ниһә, ауылда ҡатын-ҡыҙҙар сәйгә йөрөшөр ине.
    Bayram buldı nihə, awılda qatın-qıźźar səygə yöröşör ine.
    On holidays, women in villages would visit each other for tea.
  2. tea (dried leaves of tea plant)
    Таҡта сәй. ― Taqta səy. ― Tea brick, compressed tea.

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