Chai

See also: chai, chái, chài, chāi, chǎi, and -chai

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Chai (plural Chaim)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of chai (“Jewish symbol”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 柴 (Chái), Mandarin 翟 (Zhái), Hakka 蔡 (Chhai), etc.

Proper noun

Chai

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Chai is the 9030th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3619 individuals. Chai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.28%) individuals.

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hakka 蔡 (cài).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃhai̯/ [ˈt͡ʃhai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯
  • Syllabification: Chai

Proper noun

Chai

  1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka

Latin

Proper noun

Chaī

  1. genitive singular of Chaos
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