Chaiとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

chai (plural chais)

1. A female Romani.

   Coordinate term: chal

別の表記

• chie (obsolete)

語源 2

From Hindustani चाय / چائے (cāy, “tea”), from Classical Persian چَای (čāy) (and Turkish çay, and cognates) from Sinitic 茶 (chá). Doublet of cha and tea; see that page for extended history.

発音

• enPR: chī, IPA: /t͡ʃaɪ/
• Homophone: Chi (Chichester)
• 韻: -aɪ

名詞

chai (usually uncountable, plural chais)

1. Ellipsis of masala chai, a beverage made with black teas, steamed milk and sweet spices, based loosely on Indian recipes.
   • 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 350:

     ‘So much for making chai,ʼ she teases, but lets him do the rest of the work. He adds the tea leaves to the boiling milk, then strains the liquid into cups.

2. (India) Any tea beverage, but especially milk tea, regardless of whether it is spiced.
   • 2010 November 1, Jovan Jones, Dancing with the Avatar, Destiny Image Publishers, →ISBN:

     We were drinking some chai — the ashram version — watered down, boring, no spices, lots of water, just a smidgen of tea and even less milk.

   • 2016 July 1, Naeem Inayatullah, Elizabeth Dauphinee, Narrative Global Politics: Theory, History and the Personal in International Relations, Routledge, →ISBN, page 182:

     I fix myself a cup of chai - slightly strong black tea with just a touch of hot milk and no spices... the kind that Babuji would have liked on a morning like this — and sipping my chai, I walk barefoot on the moist grass in the backyard

   • 2018 October 9, Manali Singh, Vegetarian Indian Cooking with Your Instant Pot: 75 Traditional Recipes That Are Easier, Quicker and Healthier, Page Street Publishing, →ISBN:

     Everyone has a personal preference when it comes to chai - some people do not like any spices in their chai (just plain milk, water and tea) while others (like me!) cannot have their chai without spices.

同意語

• chai latte, chai tea, masala chai

派生語

関連する語

• cha
• chai latte
• masala chai

語源 3

Borrowed from Hebrew חַי (kháy, “alive”).

発音

• IPA: /xaɪ/

名詞

chai

1. (Judaism) A Jewish symbol representing life, traditionally worn as an amulet.
   • 1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 6 November 2020:

     Nothing hangs on the walls, though a stained-glass Hebrew chai leans against the window.

   • 2011 February 18, Mark Marino, “Kosher beef between two rappers”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 1 February 2023:

     Today, he [Drake] wears a diamond-studded Chai, a symbol of the Jewish word for life, and has his mother pressuring him to marry "a nice Jewish girl," according to Heeb magazine.

   • 2024, David Golinkin, quoting David Touboul, “Are Thee Ways Of Hidinng A Mezuzah In Times Of Danger?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 207:

     Here in France, anti-Semitism is on the rise, and many Jews are hiding their identity in public so as not to be harmed. From what I hear and read, men and women are hiding their jewelry such as the Star of David or Chai, they do not speak about Israel loudly in the street, or men hide their kippah with a hat.

別の表記

• Chai, Hai, hai

語源 4

Borrowed from French chai, from Occitan.

発音

• IPA: /ʃɛ/

名詞

chai (plural chais)

1. (winemaking) A place above ground for storing wine casks.
   • 2004, Clive Coates, The Wines of Bordeaux, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 302:

     The Kanon era lasted a mere 10 years, yet he had the château constructed, invested substantially in the vineyard and chais, and established the wine as one of the leading labels in the area.

語源 5

From Russian чай (čaj, “tea”). Doublet of cha and tea.

名詞

chai (uncountable)

1. (rare) Russian tea.
   • 1887 November 27, “Table Gossip”, in The Boston Sunday Globe, volume XXXII, number 150, Boston, Mass., →OCLC, page 13, column 4:

     They say in New York that the aristocracy of the Back Bay can talk nothing but Tolstoi and drink nothing but chai (Russian tea).

   • 2004 September 9, Shana Loshbaugh, “Entertaining saga stars Ninilchik elder”, in Homer News, volume 31, number 37, Homer, Alas., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 23A, column 3:

     A reader can imagine sitting at Walter’s kitchen table, a cup of chai (Russian tea) at hand, listening to the white-haired gentleman recalling events.

   • 2010, Charlynn Johns, “New Borders on the Map”, in A Good Reason to Go: Confessions, Conclusions and One-Sided Conversations, [Morrisville, N.C.]: [Lulu.com], →ISBN, page 139:

     But our team leader informed us that we were headed to the orphanage for chai (Russian tea).

参照

Further reading

• chai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• chai (symbol) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

参考

• chai poh

アナグラム

• achi, Achi, Chia, AHCI, chia