ayah

== English == === Etymology 1 === From various Indian languages (e.g. Hindi आया (āyā, “dry nurse, nanny”)), from Portuguese aia (“nurse, governess”), from Latin avia (“grandmother”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ə/, /ˈɑːjə/ ==== Noun ==== ayah (plural ayahs) A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia. ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== amah === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya, “sign, token”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.(j)ɑː/, /ˈaɪ.ə/ ==== Noun ==== ayah (plural ayahs or ayat) (Islam) A verse in the Quran. Synonym: ayat ===== Alternative forms ===== ayat ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === Ayah in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) Āyah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ayah (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Haya, haya == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === ajah (1901–1947, 1947–1972) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈajah/ [ˈa.jah] Rhymes: -ajah Syllabification: a‧yah === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay ayah (“father”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aya₂ (“father’s sister, father’s sister’s husband”), from Proto-Austronesian *aya₂. ==== Noun ==== ayah (plural ayah-ayah or para ayah) (formal) father (male parent) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ayah ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== bung === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Malay ayah (“ayah”), from Hindi आया (āyā), from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia (“grandmother”). ==== Noun ==== ayah (plural ayah-ayah or para ayah) (rare) ayah (a South Asian maid or nanny) === References === === Further reading === “ayah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*aya₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈajah/ [ˈa.jah] Rhymes: -jah, -ah Hyphenation: a‧yah === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aya (“father’s sister, father’s sister’s husband”), from Proto-Austronesian *aya. ==== Noun ==== ayah (Jawi spelling ايه, plural ayah-ayah or ayah2) (formal, polite) A father (male parent). Synonyms: abah, bapa, rama ayah Daniel ― Daniel's father ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== > Indonesian: ayah (inherited) > Peranakan Indonesian: ajah (inherited) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Hindi आया (āyā), from Portuguese aia. ==== Noun ==== ayah (Jawi spelling ايه, plural ayah-ayah or ayah2) (dated) A nursemaid, usually one of Indian ancestry. ===== Related terms ===== amah ==== See also ==== pengasuh (“caretaker”) pembantu rumah (“domestic worker”) === References === === Further reading === “ayah”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN "ayah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Navajo == === Postposition === ayah third-person indefinite of biyah