OriginFrom Japanese 茶屋 (chaya).
- A teahouse in Japan.
- A large, fast-growing leafy perennial Mexican shrub which is popular in Mexico and Central America as a leafy vegetable, cooked and eaten like spinach, from species Cnidoscolus aconitifolius or Cnidoscolus chayamansa.
- JudaismOne of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to the personality.
- A female given name from Hebrew.
Formschayas(plural) · chayah(alternative) · haya(alternative) · hayah(alternative)