Malayalam Dictionary മലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

ഛായ

chhaaya chāya /t͡ʃ(ʰ)aːjɐ/

Also spelled: chhaya

Meaning in English

feature, similarity shadow

noun · നാമം

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. feature, similarity

    മകന് അച്ഛന്റെ ഛായയുണ്ട്. makanu acchante chāyayuṇṭu. “The son resembles his father.”

  2. shadow

Forms

alternative colloquial ചായ

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).

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