Chaya
English edit
Etymology edit
Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyā, “living”)
Proper noun edit
Chaya
- A female given name from Hebrew.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Romani ćhaj (“girl”).
Noun edit
Chaya f (genitive Chaya, plural Chayas, masculine Chabo)
- (slang, regional, chiefly Rhine-Main area) girl, lass, dudette
- 2013, “Champagner für alle”, in Hallo Monaco, performed by CAPO:
- Sie sagt, dass sie mein Video kennt mit Rim'K / Chayas wissen wer der Babo ist, international
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Declension of Chaya [feminine]
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Chaya f (genitive Chaya, plural Chayas)
- chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius)
- Synonym: Baumspinat
Declension edit
Declension of Chaya [feminine]
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Tamil சாயம் (cāyam) and from சாயவேர் (cāyavēr, literally “dye-root”) which was half-calqued as Chaywurzel.
Noun edit
Chaya f (genitive Chaya, no plural)
- Indian madder, chay, chayaver (Oldenlandia umbellata, Oldenlandia corymbosa …)
- 1833, “Weiter Notizen über Chaya”, in Annalen der Pharmacie, volume 6, Heidelberg: Universitäts-Buchhandlung von C.F. Winter, pages 336 and 337:
- In Bezug auf die oben angeführte Chaya oder Chayaver […] so ist es wahrscheinlich, daß die Chaya in warmen geeigneten Gegenden des südlichen Europas vorkomme.
- In respect to the abovementioned chay or chayaver […] it is likely that the chay occurs in warmer areas of southern Europe.