Chaya

== English == === Etymology === From Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyā, “living”). === Proper noun === Chaya A female given name from Hebrew. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːja/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Romani ćhaj (“girl”). Cf. Swedish tjej, Norwegian kjei, borrowed from the same source. ==== Alternative forms ==== Chay ==== Noun ==== Chaya f (genitive Chaya, plural Chayas, masculine Chabo) (slang, regional, chiefly Rhine-Main area) girl, lass, dudette ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish chaya. ==== Noun ==== Chaya f (genitive Chaya, plural Chayas) chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) Synonym: Baumspinat ===== Declension ===== === 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) Indian madder, chay, chayaver (Oldenlandia umbellata, Oldenlandia corymbosa …) ===== Declension =====