छाया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́).

Noun

छाया • (chāyā) f (Urdu spelling چھایا‎)

  1. shade, a shady place
    तुम्हें छाया में बैठना चाहिए, क्योंकि बहुत गर्मी है।
    tumhẽ chāyā mẽ baiṭhnā cāhie, kyoṅki bahut garmī hai.
    You should sit in the shade, because it is very hot.
    Synonym: छाँव (chā̃v)
  2. shadow, silhouette
    पृथ्वी की छाया चन्द्रमा पर है।
    pŕthvī kī chāyā candramā par hai.
    The earth's shadow is on the moon.
    Synonym: परछाई (parchāī)
  3. (rare) apparition, spectre
  4. (rare) refuge, protection, shelter

Synonyms

References
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “छाया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “छाया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • chāyā (Latin script)
  • 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • ছাযা (Bengali script)
  • ඡායා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဆာယာ (Burmese script)
  • ฉายา (Thai script)
  • ᨨᩣᨿᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຉາຍາ or ຉາຢາ (Lao script)
  • ឆាយា (Khmer script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́).

Noun

छाया f

  1. Devanagari script form of chāyā

Declension
Declension table of "छाया" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)छायाछायायो or छाया
Accusative (second)छायंछायायो or छाया
Instrumental (third)छायायछायाहि or छायाभि
Dative (fourth)छायायछायानं
Ablative (fifth)छायायछायाहि or छायाभि
Genitive (sixth)छायायछायानं
Locative (seventh)छायाय or छायायंछायासु
Vocative (calling)छायेछायायो or छाया

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *skéh₂ih₂ (“shade, shadow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá), Albanian hie, Persian سایه‎, Tocharian B skiyo, Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (asaiia, “without shadow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

छाया • (chāyā́) f

  1. shadow; shade; shady place
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.16.38:
      उप च्छायामिव घृणेरगन्म शर्म ते वयम् ।
      upa cchāyāmiva ghṛṇeraganma śarma te vayam .
      To thee for shelter are we come, as to the shade from fervent heat
  2. reflection
  3. shading or blending of colours; play of light or colour

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of छाया (chāyā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative छाया
chāyā́		 छाये
chāyé		 छायाः
chāyā́ḥ
Vocative छाये
chā́ye		 छाये
chā́ye		 छायाः
chā́yāḥ
Accusative छायाम्
chāyā́m		 छाये
chāyé		 छायाः
chāyā́ḥ
Instrumental छायया / छाया¹
chāyáyā / chāyā́¹		 छायाभ्याम्
chāyā́bhyām		 छायाभिः
chāyā́bhiḥ
Dative छायायै
chāyā́yai		 छायाभ्याम्
chāyā́bhyām		 छायाभ्यः
chāyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative छायायाः
chāyā́yāḥ		 छायाभ्याम्
chāyā́bhyām		 छायाभ्यः
chāyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive छायायाः
chāyā́yāḥ		 छाययोः
chāyáyoḥ		 छायानाम्
chāyā́nām
Locative छायायाम्
chāyā́yām		 छाययोः
chāyáyoḥ		 छायासु
chāyā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Borrowed terms

Descendants
  • Dardic: *chāyā́
    • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (ċhāilat)
    • Kalasha: [script needed] (čhak)
    • Kashmiri: [script needed] (ċhāy)
    • Khowar: [script needed] (čhag)
    • Phalura: [script needed] (čhay)
    • Shina: [script needed] (čhāi), [script needed] (čhaš)
    • Tirahi: [script needed] (ċāya)
    • Torwali: [script needed] (čoǰol)
    • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (sāil)
  • Helu:
    • Sinhalese: සෙය (seya)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)
    • Assamese: ছাঁ (sã)
    • Bengali: ছাইড়া (chaiṛa)
    • Bihari
      • Bhojpuri: छाँह (chā̃h)
      • Maithili: छाँह (chā̃h), छाहरि (chāhari)
    • Oriya: ଛାଇ (chai)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā), 𑀙𑀸𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (chāilla)
  • Pali: chāyā
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)
    • Garhwali: छेलु (chelu)
    • Gujarati: છાંયડી (chā̃yaḍī)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: छाँव (chā̃v), छाईं (chāīn)
      Urdu: چھانو‎ (chā̃v)
    • Kumaoni: छोयो (choyo), छइल (chaila)
    • Nepali: छाया (chāyā, “freckle”), छाहारि (chāhāri)
    • Punjabi: ਛਾਂ (cḥā̃), ਛਾ (cḥā)
    • Sindhi: छाँ (chā̃), छांवा (chā̃vā)

References
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