હયા

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حیا (ḥayā), from Arabic حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦə.jɑ/

Noun

હયા • (hayā) f

1. (Islam) haya, modesty, shame, shyness, bashfulness

   Synonyms: લાજ (lāj), શરમ (śaram)

Related terms

• હયાત (hayāt)
• હેવાન (hevān)