छाया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).

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

Etymology

From Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).

Noun

छाया f

  1. shade
  2. shadow

Declension

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *skéh₂ih₂ (“shade, shadow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá), Albanian hie, Persian سایه‎, Tocharian B skiyo.

Pronunciation

Noun

छाया • (chāyā́) f

  1. shadow
  2. shade; shady place
  3. reflection
  4. 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

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 406/1
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