Chaya

See also: chaya and chāyā

English

Etymology

Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyā, “living”)

Proper noun

Chaya

1. A female given name from Hebrew.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːja/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Romani ćhaj (“girl”).

Noun

Chaya f (genitive Chaya, plural Chayas, masculine Chabo)

1. (slang, regional, chiefly Rhine-Main area) girl, lass, dudette
   • 2013, “Champagner für alle”, in Hallo Monaco, performed by CAPO:

     Sie sagt, dass sie mein Video kennt mit Rim'K / Chayas wissen wer der Babo ist, international

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Chaya [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Chaya	die	Chayas
genitive	einer	der	Chaya	der	Chayas
dative	einer	der	Chaya	den	Chayas
accusative	eine	die	Chaya	die	Chayas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish chaya.

Noun

Chaya f (genitive Chaya, plural Chayas)

1. chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius)

   Synonym: Baumspinat

Declension

Declension of Chaya [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Chaya	die	Chayas
genitive	einer	der	Chaya	der	Chayas
dative	einer	der	Chaya	den	Chayas
accusative	eine	die	Chaya	die	Chayas

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Tamil சாயம் (cāyam) and from சாயவேர் (cāyavēr, literally “dye-root”) which was half-calqued as Chaywurzel.

Noun

Chaya f (genitive Chaya, no plural)

1. Indian madder, chay, chayaver (Oldenlandia umbellata, Oldenlandia corymbosa …)
   • 1833, “Weiter Notizen über Chaya”, in Annalen der Pharmacie, volume 6, Heidelberg: Universitäts-Buchhandlung von C.F. Winter, pages 336 and 337:

     In Bezug auf die oben angeführte Chaya oder Chayaver […] so ist es wahrscheinlich, daß die Chaya in warmen geeigneten Gegenden des südlichen Europas vorkomme.

     In respect to the abovementioned chay or chayaver […] it is likely that the chay occurs in warmer areas of southern Europe.

Declension

Declension of Chaya [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Chaya
genitive	einer	der	Chaya
dative	einer	der	Chaya
accusative	eine	die	Chaya