ayam
التعريفات والمعاني
== Aklanon ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈʔajam/ [ˈʔaː.jam]
Rhymes: -ajam
Syllabification: a‧yam
=== Noun ===
áyam
dog
==== Derived terms ====
== Brunei Malay ==
=== Alternative forms ===
hayam
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ajam/
(Kedayan) IPA(key): /hajam/
Hyphenation: a‧yam
=== Noun ===
ayam
chicken (bird)
chicken (meat)
== Buhi'non Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayám
dog
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈʔajam/ [ˈʔa.jɐm]
(Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA(key): /ˈʔad͡ʒam/ [ˈʔa.d͡ʒɐm]
Hyphenation: a‧yam
=== Noun ===
áyam (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)
dog
Synonym: iro/ido
== Central Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈʔajam/ [ˈʔa.jam]
Hyphenation: a‧yam
=== Noun ===
áyam (Basahan spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)
dog
Synonyms: ido, dayo, gadya
==== See also ====
== East Miraya Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayám
dog
== Iban ==
=== Noun ===
ayam
toy
== Indonesian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ajam (1901–1947)
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Malay ayam, from hayam, from Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam. Semantic loan from Chinese 雞/鸡 (“female prostitute”, literally “chicken”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈajam/ [ˈa.jam]
Rhymes: -ajam
Syllabification: a‧yam
=== Noun ===
ayam (countable and uncountable, plural ayam-ayam)
(bird) a bird of the order Galliformes,
chicken (Gallus gallus)
(in extension) fowl
the meat from this bird eaten as food
Ayam goreng sini sangat enak. ― The fried chicken here is very tasty.
(colloquial, derogatory) slut, prostitute
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“ayam”, 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
=== Anagrams ===
maya
== Inonhan ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
== Isnag ==
=== Noun ===
ayam
toy
== Kagayanen ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
== Kinaray-a ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
== Libon Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayám
dog
== Lubuagan Kalinga ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
animal
== Malay ==
=== Alternative forms ===
hayam
=== Etymology ===
From earlier hayam, from Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
Prostitute sense is a semantic loan from Chinese 雞 / 鸡 (“female prostitute”, literally “chicken”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈajam/ [ˈa.jam]
Rhymes: -ajam
(Kelantan-Pattani) IPA(key): [ajɛ̃ː]
Rhymes: -ajɛ̃ː
Hyphenation: a‧yam
=== Noun ===
ayam (Jawi spelling ايم, plural ayam-ayam or ayam2)
chicken
Synonym: (chiefly dialectal) manuk
(slang) female prostitute
Synonym: pelacur
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
> Indonesian: ayam (inherited)
→ Madurese: ajâm
North Moluccan Malay: ayam
=== Further reading ===
"ayam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Maranao ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
animal
== Masbate Sorsogon ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
== Masbatenyo ==
=== Etymology ===
From Central Bikol ayam, from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
Synonym: ido
== Northern Catanduanes Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
== Ratagnon ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
== Rinconada Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
== Romblomanon ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
== Sakizaya ==
=== Etymology ===
Compare Malay ayam/hayam and Indonesian ayam.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /a.ˈjam/, [a.ˈjam]
=== Noun ===
ayam
bird
== Southern Catanduanes Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔajam/ [ˈʔaː.jɐm]
Rhymes: -ajam
Syllabification: a‧yam
=== Noun ===
ayam (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔) (archaic)
guard dog
Synonym: aso
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“ayam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 478: “Perro) Ayam (pp) T. caſero”
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qayam₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
=== Anagrams ===
maya, yama
== Waray Sorsogon ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
== Waray-Waray ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈʔajam/, [ˈʔa.jam]
Hyphenation: a‧yam
=== Noun ===
ayam
dog
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
== West Miraya Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayám
dog
== Yogad ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
=== Noun ===
ayam
animal
== Zazaki ==
=== Noun ===
ayam
air
weather