chaya

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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 Cnidoscolus aconitifolius or Cnidoscolus chayamansa.
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Etymology 3

From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá, “alive”).

Alternative forms

Noun

chaya

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

Romanization

chaya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃや

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Quechua chaya.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈt͡ʃaʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈt͡ʃaʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈt͡ʃaʒa/

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: cha‧ya

Noun

chaya f (plural chayas)

  1. chaya (tree)
  2. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) a small sharp piece of shattered glass
    Synonym: huiste

Further reading

Tsonga

Verb

chaya

  1. to drive
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