chāyā

See also: chaya and Chaya

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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	chāyā	chāyāyo or chāyā
Accusative (second)	chāyaṃ	chāyāyo or chāyā
Instrumental (third)	chāyāya	chāyāhi or chāyābhi
Dative (fourth)	chāyāya	chāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	chāyāya	chāyāhi or chāyābhi
Genitive (sixth)	chāyāya	chāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	chāyāya or chāyāyaṃ	chāyāsu
Vocative (calling)	chāye	chāyāyo 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