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chay

/ˈt͡ʃeɪ/

chay noun: a chaise (horse-drawn carriage).

Noun (1)

chay (plural chays)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) A chaise (horse-drawn carriage).

Noun (2)

chay (plural chays)

  1. The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.

Proper noun capitalized: Chay

Chay (plural Chays)

  1. A surname.

chay meaning in Tamil

chay in Tamil

சாயவேர்

Forms of chay

Noun
pluralchays
Proper noun
pluralChays

Origin of chay

From Pitman jay, which it is related to graphically, and the sound it represents.

Phrases with chay

Words that rhyme with chay

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Questions about chay

What does chay mean?
Chay means a chaise (horse-drawn carriage).
What is chay in Tamil?
Chay in Tamil is சாயவேர். See Chay meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chay?
Chay can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chay?
Chay is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃeɪ/.
What is the plural of chay?
The plural of chay is chays.

Words near chay in the dictionary

  1. Chawton
  2. chawush
  3. chawushes
  4. chaxapeptin
  5. chaxian
  6. chay
  7. chay root
  8. chay roots
  9. chaya
  10. chaya root
  11. chaya roots

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chay (page history and authors); Chay (page history and authors); chay (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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