ఛాయ

Telugu

ఛాయలు

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā, “shadow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰaːja/, [t͡ʃʰaːja]

Noun

ఛాయ • (chāya) f (plural ఛాయలు)

1. shadow

   Synonym: నీడ (nīḍa)

Derived terms

• ఛాయాతరువు (chāyātaruvu)
• వర్షచ్ఛాయ (varṣacchāya)

Proper noun

ఛాయ • (chāya) f

1. (Hinduism) wife of the Hindu god Sun
2. a female given name, Chaya, from Sanskrit

References

• "ఛాయ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 456