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chāyāva

chāya

adj

1. chāya (adj): shady; providing shade
2. chāyā (fem): shade; shadow
3. chāyā (fem): reflection; reflected image
4. cha (letter): (gram) letter ch; 15th letter of the alphabet; aspirated palatal consonant
5. vicchāya (adj): (gram) ?? indistinct; lit. without a shadow

Analysis. chāya + iva; chāyā + eva; chāyā + iva

Etymology. chāyā + a; Sanskrit chāya

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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