चय
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- চয় (Assamese script)
- ᬘᬬ (Balinese script)
- চয় (Bengali script)
- 𑰓𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀘𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- စယ (Burmese script)
- ચય (Gujarati script)
- ਚਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌚𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦕꦪ (Javanese script)
- 𑂒𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ಚಯ (Kannada script)
- ចយ (Khmer script)
- ຈຍ (Lao script)
- ചയ (Malayalam script)
- ᢜᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘓𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᢋᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦳𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐔𑐫 (Newa script)
- ଚଯ (Odia script)
- ꢗꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆖𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖓𑖧 (Siddham script)
- චය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩡𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚏𑚣 (Takri script)
- சய (Tamil script)
- చయ (Telugu script)
- จย (Thai script)
- ཙ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒔𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨣𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Nominal formation from the root चि (ci, “to arrange, collect”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐ.jɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐ.jɐ/
Adjective
चय • (caya) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चयः (cayaḥ) | चयौ (cayau) चया¹ (cayā¹) |
चयाः (cayāḥ) चयासः¹ (cayāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | चयम् (cayam) | चयौ (cayau) चया¹ (cayā¹) |
चयान् (cayān) |
| instrumental | चयेन (cayena) | चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयैः (cayaiḥ) चयेभिः¹ (cayebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | चयाय (cayāya) | चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयेभ्यः (cayebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चयात् (cayāt) | चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयेभ्यः (cayebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चयस्य (cayasya) | चययोः (cayayoḥ) | चयानाम् (cayānām) |
| locative | चये (caye) | चययोः (cayayoḥ) | चयेषु (cayeṣu) |
| vocative | चय (caya) | चयौ (cayau) चया¹ (cayā¹) |
चयाः (cayāḥ) चयासः¹ (cayāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चया (cayā) | चये (caye) | चयाः (cayāḥ) |
| accusative | चयाम् (cayām) | चये (caye) | चयाः (cayāḥ) |
| instrumental | चयया (cayayā) चया¹ (cayā¹) |
चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयाभिः (cayābhiḥ) |
| dative | चयायै (cayāyai) | चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयाभ्यः (cayābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चयायाः (cayāyāḥ) चयायै² (cayāyai²) |
चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयाभ्यः (cayābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चयायाः (cayāyāḥ) चयायै² (cayāyai²) |
चययोः (cayayoḥ) | चयानाम् (cayānām) |
| locative | चयायाम् (cayāyām) | चययोः (cayayoḥ) | चयासु (cayāsu) |
| vocative | चये (caye) | चये (caye) | चयाः (cayāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चयम् (cayam) | चये (caye) | चयानि (cayāni) चया¹ (cayā¹) |
| accusative | चयम् (cayam) | चये (caye) | चयानि (cayāni) चया¹ (cayā¹) |
| instrumental | चयेन (cayena) | चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयैः (cayaiḥ) चयेभिः¹ (cayebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | चयाय (cayāya) | चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयेभ्यः (cayebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चयात् (cayāt) | चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयेभ्यः (cayebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चयस्य (cayasya) | चययोः (cayayoḥ) | चयानाम् (cayānām) |
| locative | चये (caye) | चययोः (cayayoḥ) | चयेषु (cayeṣu) |
| vocative | चय (caya) | चये (caye) | चयानि (cayāni) चया¹ (cayā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
चय • (caya) stem, m
- a mound of earth (raised to form the foundation of a building or raised as a rampart)
- a cover, covering
- a heap, pile, collection, multitude, assemblage
- (medicine) accumulation of the humors
- the amount by which each term increases, common increase or difference of the terms
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चयः (cayaḥ) | चयौ (cayau) चया¹ (cayā¹) |
चयाः (cayāḥ) चयासः¹ (cayāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | चयम् (cayam) | चयौ (cayau) चया¹ (cayā¹) |
चयान् (cayān) |
| instrumental | चयेन (cayena) | चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयैः (cayaiḥ) चयेभिः¹ (cayebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | चयाय (cayāya) | चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयेभ्यः (cayebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चयात् (cayāt) | चयाभ्याम् (cayābhyām) | चयेभ्यः (cayebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चयस्य (cayasya) | चययोः (cayayoḥ) | चयानाम् (cayānām) |
| locative | चये (caye) | चययोः (cayayoḥ) | चयेषु (cayeṣu) |
| vocative | चय (caya) | चयौ (cayau) चया¹ (cayā¹) |
चयाः (cayāḥ) चयासः¹ (cayāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- विचय (vicaya)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “चय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 394, column 2.