Chai

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

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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Chai (plural Chaim)

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

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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Chai

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • 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

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Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hakka (cài).

Proper noun

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Chai

  1. a surname from Hakka

Latin

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Proper noun

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Chaī

  1. genitive singular of Chaos