chāyā

See also: chaya and Chaya

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • छाया (Devanagari script)
  • ছাযা (Bengali script)
  • ඡායා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဆာယာ or ꧡႃယႃ (Burmese script)
  • ฉายา (Thai script)
  • ᨨᩣᨿᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຉາຍາ or ຉາຢາ (Lao script)
  • ឆាយា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄍𑄂𑄠𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā).

Noun

chāyā f

  1. shade; shadow

Declension
Declension table of "chāyā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)chāyāchāyāyo or chāyā
Accusative (second)chāyaṃchāyāyo or chāyā
Instrumental (third)chāyāyachāyāhi or chāyābhi
Dative (fourth)chāyāyachāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)chāyāyachāyāhi or chāyābhi
Genitive (sixth)chāyāyachāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)chāyāya or chāyāyaṃchāyāsu
Vocative (calling)chāyechāyāyo or chāyā

Descendants
  • → Khmer: ឆាយា (chaayiə)
  • → Burmese: ဆာယာ (hcaya)
  • → Thai: ฉายา (chǎa-yaa)

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “chāyā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 276
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “chāyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 276
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