fem instr sg of chāya (adj); masc dat sg of chāya (adj); fem dat sg of chāya (adj); nt dat sg of chāya (adj); …
Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *skey- 'to cover, shadow', visible in Sanskrit chāyā (shade, shadow), Greek skia (shadow), Latin scia (shade in poetic use), and English sky (originally 'cloud cover'). The root conveys the concrete image of something that obscures or covers light.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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