साया

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साया¹

  • /sɑː.jɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [säː.jäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian سایه (sāya). Doublet of छाँव (chā̃v) and छाया (chāyā). Compare Punjabi ਸਾਇਆ (sāiā).

noun sāyā · سایہ · साया · साए · साये

  1. masculine shadow
  2. masculine shade
  3. masculine shelter
  4. masculine apparition
  5. masculine influence

साया²

  • /sɑː.jɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [säː.jäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese saia.

noun sāyā · سایہ · साया · साए · साये

  1. masculine petticoat

In English

  • shadow dark image projected onto a surface

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MLA

"साया." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

साया. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"साया." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {साया},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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