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haya

haya noun: a beech tree, especially a Mexican beech (Fagus mexicana). Also the alternative form of chaya.

Noun (1)

haya (plural hayas)

  1. A beech tree, especially a Mexican beech (Fagus mexicana).

Noun (2) capitalized: Haya

Haya pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) a group of people who live near Lake Victoria in Tanzania

Proper noun capitalized: Haya

Haya

  1. the language of these people

Also used as

haya is also the alternative form of chaya.

Forms of haya

pluralhayas

Origin of haya

From Spanish haya, from Old Spanish haya, from Latin [materia] fāgea (“hay wood”).

Questions about haya

What does haya mean?
Haya means a beech tree, especially a Mexican beech (Fagus mexicana).
What part of speech is haya?
Haya can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of haya?
The plural of haya is hayas.

Words near haya in the dictionary

  1. hay-fever
  2. Hay-on-Wye
  3. hay-scented fern
  4. hay-scented ferns
  5. Hay-Wells syndrome
  6. haya
  7. Hayagriva
  8. hayah
  9. Hayainu
  10. hayas
  11. Hayasa

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