chaitya
noun
chaitya is spelled C-H-A-I-T-Y-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chaitya means “A Buddhist or Jain shrine including a stupa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chaitya is chaityas.
How many letters and syllables are in chaitya?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-I-T-Y-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chaitya?
Chaitya appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of chaitya
- chaityas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chaitya mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Buddhist or Jain shrine including a stupa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chaitya come from?
From Sanskrit चैत्य (caitya, “hall, temple, or place of worship”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).