chāyā

See also: chaya and Chaya

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā, “shadow”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ja
  • Hyphenation: chā‧yā

Noun

chāyā

  1. shadow
  2. reflection, reflected image
  3. lustre, radiance, splendour

Alternative forms

  • cāyā

Derived terms

  • acacaya
  • acaya
  • cinayakĕn
  • kacaya
  • chāyāpatha

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦕꦃꦪ (cahya) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "chāyā" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 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

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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