As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a Purohita or family priest
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dhāyya" is the vocative of "dhāyyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
dhāyya mfn. g. dig-ādi (Kāś. ˚yā)
dhāyya m. a Purohita or family priest, W.
dhāyya m. (-yyaḥ) A Purohita or family priest. f. (-yyā) A prayer for exciting fire, upon the addition of fuel. E. irregularly derived from dhī to contain, with ṇyat aff.
dhāyyā f. (scil. ṛc) an additional verse inserted in certain hymns, TS.; Br. &c.
Alternative readings
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