"щэй" meaning in Adyghe

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Noun

IPA: [ɕaːja] Forms: śɛj [romanization], щае [alternative], щай [alternative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Sinitic 茶 (chá), likely through a Turkic language. Cognate with Kabardian шае (šaje). Etymology templates: {{der|ady|zhx|}} Sinitic, {{der|ady|trk|}} Turkic, {{cog|kbd|шае}} Kabardian шае (šaje) Head templates: {{head|ady|noun}} щэй • (śɛj)
  1. tea Synonyms: псыплъыжь (psəplˢəź), щаибжъэ (śajibẑɛ), шае (Kabardian)
    Sense id: en-щэй-ady-noun-qfdNHsNu Categories (other): Adyghe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Beverages
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ady",
        "2": "zhx",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sinitic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ady",
        "2": "trk",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Turkic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kbd",
        "2": "шае"
      },
      "expansion": "Kabardian шае (šaje)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Sinitic 茶 (chá), likely through a Turkic language. Cognate with Kabardian шае (šaje).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "śɛj",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "щае",
      "roman": "śaje",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "щай",
      "roman": "śaj",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ady",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "щэй • (śɛj)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Adyghe",
  "lang_code": "ady",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Adyghe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ady",
          "name": "Beverages",
          "orig": "ady:Beverages",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tea"
      ],
      "id": "en-щэй-ady-noun-qfdNHsNu",
      "links": [
        [
          "tea",
          "tea"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "psəplˢəź",
          "word": "псыплъыжь"
        },
        {
          "roman": "śajibẑɛ",
          "word": "щаибжъэ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Kabardian",
          "word": "шае"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕaːja]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "щэй"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ady",
        "2": "zhx",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sinitic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ady",
        "2": "trk",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Turkic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kbd",
        "2": "шае"
      },
      "expansion": "Kabardian шае (šaje)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Sinitic 茶 (chá), likely through a Turkic language. Cognate with Kabardian шае (šaje).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "śɛj",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "щае",
      "roman": "śaje",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "щай",
      "roman": "śaj",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ady",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "щэй • (śɛj)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Adyghe",
  "lang_code": "ady",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Adyghe entries with incorrect language header",
        "Adyghe lemmas",
        "Adyghe nouns",
        "Adyghe terms derived from Sinitic languages",
        "Adyghe terms derived from Turkic languages",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ady:Beverages"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tea"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tea",
          "tea"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕaːja]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "psəplˢəź",
      "word": "псыплъыжь"
    },
    {
      "roman": "śajibẑɛ",
      "word": "щаибжъэ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Kabardian",
      "word": "шае"
    }
  ],
  "word": "щэй"
}

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