"chay" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chay.wav Forms: chays [plural]
enPR: chā Rhymes: -eɪ Head templates: {{en-noun}} chay (plural chays)
  1. (archaic, colloquial) A chaise (horse-drawn carriage). Tags: archaic, colloquial Categories (topical): Carriages
    Sense id: en-chay-en-noun-7LPgyI0a Disambiguation of Carriages: 70 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chay.wav Forms: chays [plural]
enPR: chā Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Pitman jay, which it is related to graphically, and the sound it represents. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chay (plural chays)
  1. The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.
    Sense id: en-chay-en-noun-y45FsMl7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃeɪ/"
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