छाया
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́). Doublet of छाँव (chā̃v) and साया (sāyā).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
छाया • (chāyā) f (Urdu spelling چھایا)
- shade, a shady place
- Synonym: छाँव (chā̃v)
- shadow, silhouette
- Synonym: परछाई (parchāī)
- (rare) apparition, spectre
- (figuratively) refuge, protection, shelter
Declension[edit]
Declension of छाया (fem ā-stem)
References[edit]
- Platts, John T. (1884) “छाया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 457
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “छाया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 212.
Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative forms
Noun[edit]
छाया f
- Devanagari script form of chāyā
Declension[edit]
Declension table of "छाया" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | छाया (chāyā) | छायायो (chāyāyo) or छाया (chāyā) |
| Accusative (second) | छायं (chāyaṃ) | छायायो (chāyāyo) or छाया (chāyā) |
| Instrumental (third) | छायाय (chāyāya) | छायाहि (chāyāhi) or छायाभि (chāyābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | छायाय (chāyāya) | छायानं (chāyānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | छायाय (chāyāya) | छायाहि (chāyāhi) or छायाभि (chāyābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | छायाय (chāyāya) | छायानं (chāyānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | छायाय (chāyāya) or छायायं (chāyāyaṃ) | छायासु (chāyāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | छाये (chāye) | छायायो (chāyāyo) or छाया (chāyā) |
Sanskrit[edit]
Alternative scripts[edit]
Alternative scripts
- ছায়া (Assamese script)
- ᬙᬵᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- ছায়া (Bengali script)
- 𑰔𑰯𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဆာယာ (Burmese script)
- છાયા (Gujarati script)
- ਛਾਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌛𑌾𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦖꦴꦪꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂓𑂰𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಛಾಯಾ (Kannada script)
- ឆាយា (Khmer script)
- ຉາຍາ (Lao script)
- ഛായാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡮᠠ᠊ᠠᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘔𑘰𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠼᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦴𑧑𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐕𑐵𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଛାଯା (Odia script)
- ꢘꢵꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆗𑆳𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖔𑖯𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ඡායා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩢𑩛𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚐𑚭𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
- ச²ாயா (Tamil script)
- ఛాయా (Telugu script)
- ฉายา (Thai script)
- ཚཱ་ཡཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒕𑒰𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨤𑨊𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH (“shadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness, shadow”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀-𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀 (a-saiia, “shadowless”), Persian سایه (sâye, “shadow”), Latin obscūrus, Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá), English shadow.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
छाया • (chāyā́) stem, f
- shadow; shade; shady place
- reflection
- shading or blending of colours; play of light or colour
Declension[edit]
| 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 / छायायै² chāyā́yāḥ / chāyā́yai² |
छायाभ्याम् chāyā́bhyām |
छायाभ्यः chāyā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | छायायाः / छायायै² chāyā́yāḥ / chāyā́yai² |
छाययोः chāyáyoḥ |
छायानाम् chāyā́nām |
| Locative | छायायाम् chāyā́yām |
छाययोः chāyáyoḥ |
छायासु chāyā́su |
| Notes |
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Descendants[edit]
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā)
- ⇒ Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*chāyā-illa)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (chāilla)
- ⇒ Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀓𑀸 ~ *𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸-𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀓𑀸 (*chāyā-illa-ikā ~ *chāyā-ulla-ikā)
- Dardic:
- Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (ċhāilat)
- Kalasha: [script needed] (čhak)
- Kashmiri: ژھاے (ċhāē)
- 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 Prakrit:
- Pali: chāyā
- → Assamese: ছায়া (saya)
- → Bengali: ছায়া (chaẏa)
- → Hindi: छाया (chāyā)
- → Telugu: ఛాయ (chāya)
- → Urdu: چھایا (chāyā)
References[edit]
- Monier Williams (1899) “छाया”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 406/1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 559-60
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chāyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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