ሻይ

Amharic

ሻይ(1)።
ሻይ(2)።

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَاي (šāy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaj/
  • Hyphenation: ሻይ

Noun

ሻይ • (šay) m

  1. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
  2. tea (hot beverage made from the tea plant)

References

  • Kane, Thomas Leiper (1990), “ሻይ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary (in Amharic and English), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
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