chaya

See also: Chaya and chāyā

English

Etymology 1

From Japanese 茶屋 (chaya).

Noun

chaya (plural chayas)

1. A teahouse in Japan.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Spanish chayabor.

English chaya

Borrowed from Spanish chaya.

Noun

chaya

1. A large, fast-growing leafy perennial Mexican shrub which is popular in Mexico and Central America as a leafy vegetable, cooked and eaten like spinach, from species Cnidoscolus aconitifolius or Cnidoscolus chayamansa.

Synonyms

• tree spinach

Translations

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: chaya (es) f, árbol espinaca m

See also

• chaya root

Etymology 3

From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá, “alive”).

Alternative forms

• chayah, haya, hayah

Noun

chaya

1. (Judaism) One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to the personality.

Coordinate terms

• nefesh
• neshama/neshamah
• ruach
• yechidah

Japanese

Romanization

chaya

1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃや

Quechua

Noun

chaya

1. baking, cooking

Declension

Declension of chaya

	singular	plural
nominative	chaya	chayakuna
accusative	chayata	chayakunata
dative	chayaman	chayakunaman
genitive	chayap	chayakunap
locative	chayapi	chayakunapi
terminative	chayakama	chayakunakama
ablative	chayamanta	chayakunamanta
instrumental	chayawan	chayakunawan
comitative	chayantin	chayakunantin
abessive	chayannaq	chayakunannaq
comparative	chayahina	chayakunahina
causative	chayarayku	chayakunarayku
benefactive	chayapaq	chayakunapaq
associative	chayapura	chayakunapura
distributive	chayanka	chayakunanka
exclusive	chayalla	chayakunalla

Possessive forms of chaya

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative chayay chayaykuna accusative chayayta chayaykunata dative chayayman chayaykunaman genitive chayaypa chayaykunap locative chayaypi chayaykunapi terminative chayaykama chayaykunakama ablative chayaymanta chayaykunamanta instrumental chayaywan chayaykunawan comitative chayaynintin chayaykunantin abessive chayayninnaq chayaykunannaq comparative chayayhina chayaykunahina causative chayayrayku chayaykunarayku benefactive chayaypaq chayaykunapaq associative chayaypura chayaykunapura distributive chayayninka chayaykunanka exclusive chayaylla chayaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative chayayki chayaykikuna accusative chayaykita chayaykikunata dative chayaykiman chayaykikunaman genitive chayaykipa chayaykikunap locative chayaykipi chayaykikunapi terminative chayaykikama chayaykikunakama ablative chayaykimanta chayaykikunamanta instrumental chayaykiwan chayaykikunawan comitative chayaykintin chayaykikunantin abessive chayaykinnaq chayaykikunannaq comparative chayaykihina chayaykikunahina causative chayaykirayku chayaykikunarayku benefactive chayaykipaq chayaykikunapaq associative chayaykipura chayaykikunapura distributive chayaykinka chayaykikunanka exclusive chayaykilla chayaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative chayan chayankuna accusative chayanta chayankunata dative chayanman chayankunaman genitive chayanpa chayankunap locative chayanpi chayankunapi terminative chayankama chayankunakama ablative chayanmanta chayankunamanta instrumental chayanwan chayankunawan comitative chayanintin chayankunantin abessive chayanninnaq chayankunannaq comparative chayanhina chayankunahina causative chayanrayku chayankunarayku benefactive chayanpaq chayankunapaq associative chayanpura chayankunapura distributive chayaninka chayankunanka exclusive chayanlla chayankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative chayanchik chayanchikkuna accusative chayanchikta chayanchikkunata dative chayanchikman chayanchikkunaman genitive chayanchikpa chayanchikkunap locative chayanchikpi chayanchikkunapi terminative chayanchikkama chayanchikkunakama ablative chayanchikmanta chayanchikkunamanta instrumental chayanchikwan chayanchikkunawan comitative chayanchiknintin chayanchikkunantin abessive chayanchikninnaq chayanchikkunannaq comparative chayanchikhina chayanchikkunahina causative chayanchikrayku chayanchikkunarayku benefactive chayanchikpaq chayanchikkunapaq associative chayanchikpura chayanchikkunapura distributive chayanchikninka chayanchikkunanka exclusive chayanchiklla chayanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative chayayku chayaykukuna accusative chayaykuta chayaykukunata dative chayaykuman chayaykukunaman genitive chayaykupa chayaykukunap locative chayaykupi chayaykukunapi terminative chayaykukama chayaykukunakama ablative chayaykumanta chayaykukunamanta instrumental chayaykuwan chayaykukunawan comitative chayaykuntin chayaykukunantin abessive chayaykunnaq chayaykukunannaq comparative chayaykuhina chayaykukunahina causative chayaykurayku chayaykukunarayku benefactive chayaykupaq chayaykukunapaq associative chayaykupura chayaykukunapura distributive chayaykunka chayaykukunanka exclusive chayaykulla chayaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative chayaykichik chayaykichikkuna accusative chayaykichikta chayaykichikkunata dative chayaykichikman chayaykichikkunaman genitive chayaykichikpa chayaykichikkunap locative chayaykichikpi chayaykichikkunapi terminative chayaykichikkama chayaykichikkunakama ablative chayaykichikmanta chayaykichikkunamanta instrumental chayaykichikwan chayaykichikkunawan comitative chayaykichiknintin chayaykichikkunantin abessive chayaykichikninnaq chayaykichikkunannaq comparative chayaykichikhina chayaykichikkunahina causative chayaykichikrayku chayaykichikkunarayku benefactive chayaykichikpaq chayaykichikkunapaq associative chayaykichikpura chayaykichikkunapura distributive chayaykichikninka chayaykichikkunanka exclusive chayaykichiklla chayaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative chayanku chayankukuna accusative chayankuta chayankukunata dative chayankuman chayankukunaman genitive chayankupa chayankukunap locative chayankupi chayankukunapi terminative chayankukama chayankukunakama ablative chayankumanta chayankukunamanta instrumental chayankuwan chayankukunawan comitative chayankuntin chayankukunantin abessive chayankunnaq chayankukunannaq comparative chayankuhina chayankukunahina causative chayankurayku chayankukunarayku benefactive chayankupaq chayankukunapaq associative chayankupura chayankukunapura distributive chayankunka chayankukunanka exclusive chayankulla chayankukunalla

Derived terms

• chayachiy

Spanish

Etymology

From Quechua chaya.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaʝa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaʝa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaʒa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Syllabification: cha‧ya

Noun

chaya f (plural chayas)

1. chaya (tree)
2. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) a small sharp piece of shattered glass

   Synonym: huiste

Further reading

• “chaya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “chaya”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Tsonga

Verb

chaya

1. to drive