chaya

See also: Chaya and chāyā

English

Etymology 1

From Japanese 茶屋 (chaya).

Noun

chaya (plural chayas)

1. A teahouse in Japan.

Etymology 2

From Spanish chaya.

Noun

chaya

1. A large, fast-growing leafy perennial Mexican shrub which is popular in Mexico and Central America as a leafy vegetable, cooked and eaten like spinach, from species or .

Synonyms

• tree spinach

Translations

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: chaya (es) f, árbol espinaca m
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See also

• chaya root

Etymology 3

From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá, “alive”).

Alternative forms

• chayah, haya, hayah

Noun

chaya

1. (Judaism) One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to the personality.

Coordinate terms

• nefesh
• neshama/neshamah
• ruach
• yechidah

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Japanese

Romanization

chaya

1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃや

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Quechua

Noun

chaya

1. baking, cooking

Declension

declension of chaya

	singular	plural
nominative	chaya	chayakuna
accusative	chayata	chayakunata
dative	chayaman	chayakunaman
genitive	chayap	chayakunap
locative	chayapi	chayakunapi
terminative	chayakama	chayakunakama
ablative	chayamanta	chayakunamanta
instrumental	chayawan	chayakunawan
comitative	chayantin	chayakunantin
abessive	chayannaq	chayakunannaq
comparative	chayahina	chayakunahina
causative	chayarayku	chayakunarayku
benefactive	chayapaq	chayakunapaq
associative	chayapura	chayakunapura
distributive	chayanka	chayakunanka
exclusive	chayalla	chayakunalla

possessive forms of chaya

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	chayay	chayaykuna
accusative	chayayta	chayaykunata
dative	chayayman	chayaykunaman
genitive	chayaypa	chayaykunap
locative	chayaypi	chayaykunapi
terminative	chayaykama	chayaykunakama
ablative	chayaymanta	chayaykunamanta
instrumental	chayaywan	chayaykunawan
comitative	chayaynintin	chayaykunantin
abessive	chayayninnaq	chayaykunannaq
comparative	chayayhina	chayaykunahina
causative	chayayrayku	chayaykunarayku
benefactive	chayaypaq	chayaykunapaq
associative	chayaypura	chayaykunapura
distributive	chayayninka	chayaykunanka
exclusive	chayaylla	chayaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	chayayki	chayaykikuna
accusative	chayaykita	chayaykikunata
dative	chayaykiman	chayaykikunaman
genitive	chayaykipa	chayaykikunap
locative	chayaykipi	chayaykikunapi
terminative	chayaykikama	chayaykikunakama
ablative	chayaykimanta	chayaykikunamanta
instrumental	chayaykiwan	chayaykikunawan
comitative	chayaykintin	chayaykikunantin
abessive	chayaykinnaq	chayaykikunannaq
comparative	chayaykihina	chayaykikunahina
causative	chayaykirayku	chayaykikunarayku
benefactive	chayaykipaq	chayaykikunapaq
associative	chayaykipura	chayaykikunapura
distributive	chayaykinka	chayaykikunanka
exclusive	chayaykilla	chayaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	chayan	chayankuna
accusative	chayanta	chayankunata
dative	chayanman	chayankunaman
genitive	chayanpa	chayankunap
locative	chayanpi	chayankunapi
terminative	chayankama	chayankunakama
ablative	chayanmanta	chayankunamanta
instrumental	chayanwan	chayankunawan
comitative	chayanintin	chayankunantin
abessive	chayanninnaq	chayankunannaq
comparative	chayanhina	chayankunahina
causative	chayanrayku	chayankunarayku
benefactive	chayanpaq	chayankunapaq
associative	chayanpura	chayankunapura
distributive	chayaninka	chayankunanka
exclusive	chayanlla	chayankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	chayanchik	chayanchikkuna
accusative	chayanchikta	chayanchikkunata
dative	chayanchikman	chayanchikkunaman
genitive	chayanchikpa	chayanchikkunap
locative	chayanchikpi	chayanchikkunapi
terminative	chayanchikkama	chayanchikkunakama
ablative	chayanchikmanta	chayanchikkunamanta
instrumental	chayanchikwan	chayanchikkunawan
comitative	chayanchiknintin	chayanchikkunantin
abessive	chayanchikninnaq	chayanchikkunannaq
comparative	chayanchikhina	chayanchikkunahina
causative	chayanchikrayku	chayanchikkunarayku
benefactive	chayanchikpaq	chayanchikkunapaq
associative	chayanchikpura	chayanchikkunapura
distributive	chayanchikninka	chayanchikkunanka
exclusive	chayanchiklla	chayanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	chayayku	chayaykukuna
accusative	chayaykuta	chayaykukunata
dative	chayaykuman	chayaykukunaman
genitive	chayaykupa	chayaykukunap
locative	chayaykupi	chayaykukunapi
terminative	chayaykukama	chayaykukunakama
ablative	chayaykumanta	chayaykukunamanta
instrumental	chayaykuwan	chayaykukunawan
comitative	chayaykuntin	chayaykukunantin
abessive	chayaykunnaq	chayaykukunannaq
comparative	chayaykuhina	chayaykukunahina
causative	chayaykurayku	chayaykukunarayku
benefactive	chayaykupaq	chayaykukunapaq
associative	chayaykupura	chayaykukunapura
distributive	chayaykunka	chayaykukunanka
exclusive	chayaykulla	chayaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	chayaykichik	chayaykichikkuna
accusative	chayaykichikta	chayaykichikkunata
dative	chayaykichikman	chayaykichikkunaman
genitive	chayaykichikpa	chayaykichikkunap
locative	chayaykichikpi	chayaykichikkunapi
terminative	chayaykichikkama	chayaykichikkunakama
ablative	chayaykichikmanta	chayaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	chayaykichikwan	chayaykichikkunawan
comitative	chayaykichiknintin	chayaykichikkunantin
abessive	chayaykichikninnaq	chayaykichikkunannaq
comparative	chayaykichikhina	chayaykichikkunahina
causative	chayaykichikrayku	chayaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	chayaykichikpaq	chayaykichikkunapaq
associative	chayaykichikpura	chayaykichikkunapura
distributive	chayaykichikninka	chayaykichikkunanka
exclusive	chayaykichiklla	chayaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	chayanku	chayankukuna
accusative	chayankuta	chayankukunata
dative	chayankuman	chayankukunaman
genitive	chayankupa	chayankukunap
locative	chayankupi	chayankukunapi
terminative	chayankukama	chayankukunakama
ablative	chayankumanta	chayankukunamanta
instrumental	chayankuwan	chayankukunawan
comitative	chayankuntin	chayankukunantin
abessive	chayankunnaq	chayankukunannaq
comparative	chayankuhina	chayankukunahina
causative	chayankurayku	chayankukunarayku
benefactive	chayankupaq	chayankukunapaq
associative	chayankupura	chayankukunapura
distributive	chayankunka	chayankukunanka
exclusive	chayankulla	chayankukunalla

Derived terms

• chayachiy

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Spanish

Noun

chaya f (plural chayas)

1. chaya (tree)