As a Hindi name
शाय · noun · masculine
शयन करना । लेटना । सोना — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
lying, sleeping, abiding (see kaṅka-ś˚).
Verified derivationMultiple readings (11)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śāya" is the dative of "śa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
śāya mfn. (fr. √ śī) lying, sleeping, abiding (see kaṅka-ś˚).
1. śa the first of the three sibilants (it belongs to the palatal class, but in sound as well as euphonic treatment often corresponds to ṣ, though in some words pronounced more like s).
2. śa (ifc.) = śaya (see giri-, vāri-, vṛkṣa-śa).
Alternative readings
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