Chaya
See also: chaya and chāyā
English
Etymology
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”).
Noun
Chaya f (genitive Chaya, plural Chayas, masculine Chabo)
- (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 quote)
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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)
- 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)
- 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, page 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.
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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 |