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Chaya vs Khaya - What's the difference?

chaya | khaya |

As nouns the difference between chaya and khaya

is that chaya is a teahouse at a sumo arena where tickets may also be purchased while khaya is a native house or hut.

As a proper noun Chaya

is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew}}.

chaya

English

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Noun

  • (sumo) a teahouse at a sumo arena where tickets may also be purchased

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl), from a Mayan language of the Yucatán Peninsula.

    Noun

  • 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 .
    • Synonyms
    * (tree spinach)

    khaya

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the Nguni group of languages

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A native house or hut.
  • Servant's quarters separated from the main house.
  • Anyone's house or home.
    • English terms derived from Bantu languages

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any tree of the genus Khaya .