As a Hindi name
छायामय · adj
छायायुक्त । छायादार — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
shadow-like, and
Verified derivationMultiple readings (10)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "chāyāmaya" is derived from "chāyā" with the mayaṭ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
chāyā f. σκιά, shade, shadow, a shady place (‘a covered place, house’, Naigh. iii, 4), RV. i, 73, 8; ii, 33, 6; vi, 16, 38; AV.; VS. v, xv; AitBr. vii, 12; ŚBr. &c.
the shadow of a gnomon, Sūryas.
chāyā—maya mfn. shadow-like, ŚBr. xiv, 5, 1, 12 and 6, 9, 16
casting a shadow, W.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
chāyā—maya mfn. shadow-like, ŚBr. xiv, 5, 1, 12 and 6, 9, 16
casting a shadow, W.
reflected, Naiṣ. vi, 30.
chāyāmaya a. Reflected, shadowy.
chāyāmaya mfn. (-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) 1 Reflected. 2 Casting a shadow. E. chāyā, and mayaṭ aff.
chāyā f. σκιά, shade, shadow, a shady place (‘a covered place, house’, Naigh. iii, 4), RV. i, 73, 8; ii, 33, 6; vi, 16, 38; AV.; VS. v, xv; AitBr. vii, 12; ŚBr. &c.
the shadow of a gnomon, Sūryas.
Alternative readings
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