"차이" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Korean]

IPA: [t͡ɕʰa̠i] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: chai [romanization], 差異 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 差異, from 差 (“transgression”) + 異 (“difference”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|差異}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|差|transgression|異|difference}} Sino-Korean word from 差異, from 差 (“transgression”) + 異 (“difference”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=差異}} 차이 • (chai) (hanja 差異)
  1. distinction; difference
    Sense id: en-차이-ko-noun-ZbQfTkkE Categories (other): Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 35 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 50 50
  2. gap, disparity
    Sense id: en-차이-ko-noun-kx-NRPnE Categories (other): Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 35 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 차이점 (chaijeom) (alt: 差異點)
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Korean]

IPA: [t͡ɕʰa̠i] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: chai [romanization], 짜이 [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from English chai, from Hindustani चाय / چائے (cāy, “tea”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ko|en|chai}} Borrowed from English chai, {{bor|ko|inc-hnd}} Hindustani Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 차이 • (chai)
  1. masala chai Synonyms: 마살라 차이
    Sense id: en-차이-ko-noun-fqmQ4Urc Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tea Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 52 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 35 Disambiguation of Tea: 21 21 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "差異點",
      "roman": "chaijeom",
      "word": "차이점"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Sino-Korean",
      "Sino-Korean#English"
    ],
    [
      "差異",
      "差異#Korean"
    ],
    [
      "差",
      "差#Korean"
    ],
    [
      "異",
      "異#Korean"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "差異"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "差",
        "2": "transgression",
        "3": "異",
        "4": "difference"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 差異, from 差 (“transgression”) + 異 (“difference”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 差異, from 差 (“transgression”) + 異 (“difference”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "差異",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "差異"
      },
      "expansion": "차이 • (chai) (hanja 差異)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 31 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 31 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "distinction; difference"
      ],
      "id": "en-차이-ko-noun-ZbQfTkkE",
      "links": [
        [
          "distinction",
          "distinction"
        ],
        [
          "difference",
          "difference"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 31 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 31 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "height disparity",
          "roman": "nopichai",
          "text": "높이차이",
          "translation": "height disparity",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gap, disparity"
      ],
      "id": "en-차이-ko-noun-kx-NRPnE",
      "links": [
        [
          "gap",
          "gap"
        ],
        [
          "disparity",
          "disparity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰa̠i]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "차이"
    },
    {
      "other": "[차이]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "차이"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "chai",
      "chai#English"
    ],
    [
      "चाय",
      "चाय#Hindi"
    ],
    [
      "چائے",
      "چائے#Urdu"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "chai"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English chai",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "inc-hnd"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindustani",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English chai, from Hindustani चाय / چائے (cāy, “tea”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "짜이",
      "roman": "jjai",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "차이 • (chai)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 24 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 31 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 31 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 21 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Tea",
          "orig": "ko:Tea",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "masala chai"
      ],
      "id": "en-차이-ko-noun-fqmQ4Urc",
      "links": [
        [
          "masala chai",
          "masala chai"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "마살라 차이"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰa̠i]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "차이"
    },
    {
      "other": "[차이]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "차이"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms borrowed from English",
    "Korean terms borrowed from Hindustani languages",
    "Korean terms derived from English",
    "Korean terms derived from Hindustani languages",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sino-Korean words",
    "ko:Tea"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "差異點",
      "roman": "chaijeom",
      "word": "차이점"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Sino-Korean",
      "Sino-Korean#English"
    ],
    [
      "差異",
      "差異#Korean"
    ],
    [
      "差",
      "差#Korean"
    ],
    [
      "異",
      "異#Korean"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "差異"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "差",
        "2": "transgression",
        "3": "異",
        "4": "difference"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 差異, from 差 (“transgression”) + 異 (“difference”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 差異, from 差 (“transgression”) + 異 (“difference”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "差異",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "差異"
      },
      "expansion": "차이 • (chai) (hanja 差異)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "distinction; difference"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "distinction",
          "distinction"
        ],
        [
          "difference",
          "difference"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "height disparity",
          "roman": "nopichai",
          "text": "높이차이",
          "translation": "height disparity",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gap, disparity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gap",
          "gap"
        ],
        [
          "disparity",
          "disparity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰa̠i]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "차이"
    },
    {
      "other": "[차이]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "차이"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms borrowed from English",
    "Korean terms borrowed from Hindustani languages",
    "Korean terms derived from English",
    "Korean terms derived from Hindustani languages",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ko:Tea"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "chai",
      "chai#English"
    ],
    [
      "चाय",
      "चाय#Hindi"
    ],
    [
      "چائے",
      "چائے#Urdu"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "chai"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English chai",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "inc-hnd"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindustani",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English chai, from Hindustani चाय / چائے (cāy, “tea”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "짜이",
      "roman": "jjai",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "차이 • (chai)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "masala chai"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "masala chai",
          "masala chai"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "마살라 차이"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰa̠i]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "차이"
    },
    {
      "other": "[차이]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "차이"
}

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