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tea, beverage made from the brewed leaves or leaf buds of the tea plant Camellia sinensis
Forms
| the word | ചായ |
|---|---|
| of / belonging to | ചായതൻ |
| to / for | ചായക്ക് |
| as the object | ചായയെ |
| in / at | ചായയിൽ |
| with | ചായയോടു |
| by / using | ചായയാൽ |
| more than one | ചായകൾ |
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi चाय (cāy, “tea”), in turn from Classical Persian چَای (čāy, “tea”), from Chinese 茶 (chá). Doublet of തേ (tē).
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