Chai

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

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

Chai (plural Chaim)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Chai

  1. A surname.

Statistics[edit]

  • 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.

See also[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hakka (cài).

Proper noun[edit]

Chai

  1. a surname from Hakka

Latin[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Chaī

  1. genitive singular of Chaos