"छाया" meaning in Hindi

See छाया in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃʰɑː.jɑː/ [Delhi], [t͡ʃʰäː.jäː] [Delhi]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́). Doublet of छाँव (chā̃v) and साया (sāyā). Etymology templates: {{bor+|hi|sa|छाया|tr=chāyā́}} Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́), {{dbt|hi|छाँव|साया}} Doublet of छाँव (chā̃v) and साया (sāyā) Head templates: {{hi-noun|g=f|ur=چھایا}} छाया • (chāyā) f (Urdu spelling چھایا) Inflection templates: {{hi-ndecl|<F>}} Forms: chāyā [romanization], چھایا [Urdu], no-table-tags [table-tags], छाया [direct, singular], छायाएँ [direct, plural], छाया [oblique, singular], छायाओं [oblique, plural], छाया [singular, vocative], छायाओ [plural, vocative]
  1. shade, a shady place Synonyms: छाँव
    Sense id: en-छाया-hi-noun-3LDlNrvt
  2. shadow, silhouette Synonyms: परछाई
    Sense id: en-छाया-hi-noun-2MRQ63o0
  3. (rare) apparition, spectre Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-छाया-hi-noun-Ke7G~32b Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 3 8 82 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 4 37 4 43 1 2 5
  4. (figuratively) refuge, protection, shelter Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-छाया-hi-noun-W9yOf9i~
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "छाया",
        "tr": "chāyā́"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "छाँव",
        "3": "साया"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of छाँव (chā̃v) and साया (sāyā)",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́). Doublet of छाँव (chā̃v) and साया (sāyā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chāyā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "چھایا",
      "tags": [
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ā-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छाया",
      "roman": "chāyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छायाएँ",
      "roman": "chāyāẽ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छाया",
      "roman": "chāyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छायाओं",
      "roman": "chāyāõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छाया",
      "roman": "chāyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छायाओ",
      "roman": "chāyāo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "ur": "چھایا"
      },
      "expansion": "छाया • (chāyā) f (Urdu spelling چھایا)",
      "name": "hi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<F>"
      },
      "name": "hi-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You should sit in the shade, because it is very hot.",
          "roman": "tumhẽ chāyā mẽ baiṭhnā cāhie, kyõki bahut garmī hai.",
          "text": "तुम्हें छाया में बैठना चाहिए, क्योंकि बहुत गर्मी है।"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shade, a shady place"
      ],
      "id": "en-छाया-hi-noun-3LDlNrvt",
      "links": [
        [
          "shade",
          "shade"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "छाँव"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The earth's shadow is on the moon.",
          "roman": "pŕthvī kī chāyā candramā par hai.",
          "text": "पृथ्वी की छाया चन्द्रमा पर है।"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shadow, silhouette"
      ],
      "id": "en-छाया-hi-noun-2MRQ63o0",
      "links": [
        [
          "shadow",
          "shadow"
        ],
        [
          "silhouette",
          "silhouette"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "परछाई"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 8 82 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hindi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 4 37 4 43 1 2 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "apparition, spectre"
      ],
      "id": "en-छाया-hi-noun-Ke7G~32b",
      "links": [
        [
          "apparition",
          "apparition"
        ],
        [
          "spectre",
          "spectre"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) apparition, spectre"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "refuge, protection, shelter"
      ],
      "id": "en-छाया-hi-noun-W9yOf9i~",
      "links": [
        [
          "refuge",
          "refuge"
        ],
        [
          "protection",
          "protection"
        ],
        [
          "shelter",
          "shelter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) refuge, protection, shelter"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃʰɑː.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃʰäː.jäː]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "छाया"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hindi doublets",
    "Hindi entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hindi feminine nouns",
    "Hindi feminine ā-stem nouns",
    "Hindi lemmas",
    "Hindi nouns",
    "Hindi terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
    "Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "छाया",
        "tr": "chāyā́"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "छाँव",
        "3": "साया"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of छाँव (chā̃v) and साया (sāyā)",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́). Doublet of छाँव (chā̃v) and साया (sāyā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chāyā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "چھایا",
      "tags": [
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ā-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छाया",
      "roman": "chāyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छायाएँ",
      "roman": "chāyāẽ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छाया",
      "roman": "chāyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छायाओं",
      "roman": "chāyāõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छाया",
      "roman": "chāyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छायाओ",
      "roman": "chāyāo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "ur": "چھایا"
      },
      "expansion": "छाया • (chāyā) f (Urdu spelling چھایا)",
      "name": "hi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<F>"
      },
      "name": "hi-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You should sit in the shade, because it is very hot.",
          "roman": "tumhẽ chāyā mẽ baiṭhnā cāhie, kyõki bahut garmī hai.",
          "text": "तुम्हें छाया में बैठना चाहिए, क्योंकि बहुत गर्मी है।"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shade, a shady place"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shade",
          "shade"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "छाँव"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The earth's shadow is on the moon.",
          "roman": "pŕthvī kī chāyā candramā par hai.",
          "text": "पृथ्वी की छाया चन्द्रमा पर है।"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shadow, silhouette"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shadow",
          "shadow"
        ],
        [
          "silhouette",
          "silhouette"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "परछाई"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "apparition, spectre"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apparition",
          "apparition"
        ],
        [
          "spectre",
          "spectre"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) apparition, spectre"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "refuge, protection, shelter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "refuge",
          "refuge"
        ],
        [
          "protection",
          "protection"
        ],
        [
          "shelter",
          "shelter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) refuge, protection, shelter"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃʰɑː.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃʰäː.jäː]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "छाया"
}

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