CHAYA

Etymology 1

Noun

chaya (plural chayas)

A teahouse in Japan.

Etymology 2

Noun

chaya

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

Etymology 3

Noun

chaya

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

Coordinate terms

• nefesh

• neshama/neshamah

• ruach

• yechidah

Etymology

Proper noun

Chaya

A female given name from Hebrew.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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