Chhaya

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Chhaya

/ˈtʃaɪə/

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Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā, “shadow, silhouette”).

proper noun

Hinduism The goddess of shadows, and the wife of Sun God Surya
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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name female given name

हिन्दी	छाया chāyā

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@misc{chhaya_2026,
  title = {Chhaya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chhaya},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}