छाया

Sanskrit

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Definitions
  • shadow; shade; shady place
  • reflection
  • shading or blending of colours; play of light or colour

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćaHyáH inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂ (shadow, shade).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ḱeh₃ih₂

Gloss

shadow, shade

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

陰, 影

Emoji

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