tea

荼 (Mandarin Chinese)

*s-la (Proto-Sino-Tibetan)

Flat object. Leaf. Tea.

*la¹ (Proto-Loloish)

荼 (Old Chinese)

茶 (Min Nan Chinese)

thee (Dutch)

Tea.

tea (English)

To drink tea.. To take afternoon tea (the light meal). (countable) A variety of the tea plant.. (countable, Australia, British, Canada, New Zealand, northern, _) A cup of any one of these drinks, often with a small amount of milk or cream added and sweetened with sugar or honey.. (countable, Southern US) A glass of iced tea, typically served with ice cubes and sometimes with a slice or wedge [...]