cahaya
التعريفات والمعاني
== Brunei Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
From Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /t͡ʃa(h)aja/
Hyphenation: ca‧ha‧ya
=== Noun ===
cahaya
light (electromagnetic waves) (Jawi spelling چهايا)
== Indonesian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
tjahaja (1947–1972)
=== Etymology ===
From Malay cahaya, from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā, “lustre, light”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈhaja/ [t͡ʃaˈha.ja]
Rhymes: -aja
Syllabification: ca‧ha‧ya
=== Noun ===
cahaya (plural cahaya-cahaya)
glow
light
ray
==== Derived terms ====
=== See also ===
kilat (flash of lightning)
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“cahaya”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
From Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /t͡ʃä.hä.jä/, /t͡ʃä.hä.jə/
Rhymes: -haja, -aja, -ja, -a
=== Noun ===
cahaya (Jawi spelling چهاي, plural cahaya-cahaya or cahaya2)
light
lustre, glow
Synonym: kilau
ray
Synonyms: sinar, sinaran
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “چهاي chĕhaya”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 274
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “chahaya”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 178
=== Further reading ===
"cahaya" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Sundanese ==
=== Noun ===
cahaya (Sundanese script ᮎᮠᮚ)
light
== West Makian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Malay cahaya, from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈha.ja/
=== Verb ===
cahaya
(intransitive) to shine
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics