Chaya

See also: chaya and chāyā

English

Etymology

Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyā, “living”)

Proper noun

Chaya

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːja/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Romani ćhaj (“girl”).

Noun

Chaya f (genitive Chaya, plural Chayas, masculine Chabo)

  1. (slang, regional, chiefly Rhine-Main area) girl, lass, dudette
    • 2013, “Champagner für alle”, in Hallo Monaco, performed by CAPO:
      Sie sagt, dass sie mein Video kennt mit Rim'K / Chayas wissen wer der Babo ist, international
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Chaya [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Chaya die Chayas
genitive einer der Chaya der Chayas
dative einer der Chaya den Chayas
accusative eine die Chaya die Chayas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish chaya.

Noun

Chaya f (genitive Chaya, plural Chayas)

  1. chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius)
    Synonym: Baumspinat
Declension
Declension of Chaya [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Chaya die Chayas
genitive einer der Chaya der Chayas
dative einer der Chaya den Chayas
accusative eine die Chaya die Chayas

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)

  1. Indian madder, chay, chayaver (Oldenlandia umbellata, Oldenlandia corymbosa …)
    • 1833, “Weiter Notizen über Chaya”, in Annalen der Pharmacie, volume 6, Heidelberg: Universitäts-Buchhandlung von C.F. Winter, pages 336 and 337:
      In Bezug auf die oben angeführte Chaya oder Chayaver […] so ist es wahrscheinlich, daß die Chaya in warmen geeigneten Gegenden des südlichen Europas vorkomme.
      In respect to the abovementioned chay or chayaver […] it is likely that the chay occurs in warmer areas of southern Europe.
Declension
Declension of Chaya [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Chaya
genitive einer der Chaya
dative einer der Chaya
accusative eine die Chaya
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