"chay" meaning in Vietnamese

See chay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [t͡ɕaj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕaj˧˧] [Huế], [ca(ː)j˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-chay.wav [Hanoi] Forms: [CJK], 𡄡 [CJK]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai). Etymology templates: {{yesno||a|A}} A, {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{der|vi|zh|齋//|lit=|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">trai</i>|t=vegetarian|tr=-}} Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai), {{vi-etym-sino|齋|vegetarian|trai|hv=n}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=齋, 𡄡}} chay • (齋, 𡄡), {{vi-adj|齋, 𡄡}} chay • (齋, 𡄡)
  1. in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles (no meat, fish, alcohol, onion, etc.)
    Sense id: en-chay-vi-adj-tp295d4M
  2. (by extension) typified by the absence of certain animal products, vegetarian Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-chay-vi-adj-T-cwz-bS Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by cây, Vegetarianism Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 6 68 5 21 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cây: 26 37 12 25 Disambiguation of Vegetarianism: 12 68 5 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ăn chay, chay tịnh, chay trường (english: habitual vegetarian), thuần chay (english: vegan)

Adverb

IPA: [t͡ɕaj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕaj˧˧] [Huế], [ca(ː)j˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-chay.wav [Hanoi] Forms: 𡄡 [CJK]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai). Etymology templates: {{yesno||a|A}} A, {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{der|vi|zh|齋//|lit=|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">trai</i>|t=vegetarian|tr=-}} Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai), {{vi-etym-sino|齋|vegetarian|trai|hv=n}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai) Head templates: {{head|vi|adverb|||head=|tr=𡄡}} chay • (𡄡), {{vi-adv|𡄡}} chay • (𡄡)
  1. (colloquial) in an ordinary, even lackluster, way; without special aids or equipment Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-chay-vi-adv-Tjxc81NB

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕaj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕaj˧˧] [Huế], [ca(ː)j˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-chay.wav [Hanoi] Forms: 𣙮 [CJK], cây [classifier]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai). Etymology templates: {{yesno||a|A}} A, {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{der|vi|zh|齋//|lit=|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">trai</i>|t=vegetarian|tr=-}} Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai), {{vi-etym-sino|齋|vegetarian|trai|hv=n}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齋 (“vegetarian”, SV: trai) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=𣙮}} chay • (𣙮), {{vi-noun|𣙮|cls=cây}} chay • (𣙮) (classifier cây)
  1. Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)
    Sense id: en-chay-vi-noun-bM3Gp0gH
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          "ref": "2023 May 2, Trần Lê Sơn Ý, “Dọn mình trong tháng giêng”, in Tuổi Trẻ:",
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          "text": "Tuy nói rằng, ăn chay là chế độ sử dụng nguồn nguyên liệu chủ yếu từ thực vật nhưng chế độ ăn chay chia làm nhiều loại. […] Chế độ ăn chay thuần […] Chế độ Lacto - Ovo Vegetarian (ăn chay có kết hợp trứng và sữa) […] Người ăn bán chay[…]",
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        "Artocarpus tonkinensis A Cheval (a tree in the mulberry family)"
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