78%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Indonesian, Malay Pronounced Pron. /t͡ʃa.ˈha.ja/(Indonesian) /t͡ʃä.ˈhä.jä/(Malay) /t͡ʃä.ˈhä.jə/(Malay) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "light" in Malay and Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootchāyāVariantCahya(Indonesian) Other Languages & CulturesCahyo(Javanese) Categories colors, light