чаевые

Ellipsis of чаевы́е де́ньги (čajevýje dénʹgi, “tea money”). Compare 茶錢 / 茶钱 (cháqián, “tip, gratuity; bribe”) and လက်ဖက်ရည်ဖိုး (lakhpak-ranyhpui:, “bribe”), as well as pourboire (“tip, gratuity”) and Trinkgeld (“tip, gratuity”).

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪ(j)ɪˈvɨje]

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чаевы́е • (čajevýje) f inan pl (genitive чаевы́х, plural only)

1. tip, gratuity (small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation)

• чай (čaj), ча́йник (čájnik)
• ча́йный (čájnyj)
• чаёвничать (čajóvničatʹ)