Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: chaya
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A teahouse in Japan.

noun

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.

noun

One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to the personality.

name

A female given name from Hebrew.

Etymology

From Japanese 茶屋 (chaya).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 茶屋, חַיָּה

Inflected Forms

chayas (plural) chayah (alternative) haya (alternative) hayah (alternative)

Phrases

chaya root

Frequently Paired Words

chaya root nefesh neshama neshamah ruach yechidah

Synonyms

tree spinach

Questions

What does chaya mean?: A teahouse in Japan.
Where does chaya come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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