aya
common nouncommon noun
Syllable Decomposition
ayaBorrowed from Anglo-Indian ayah ('nurse, maid servant in India'), itself borrowed from Portuguese aia ('nurse, children's maid servant in India'), which comes from Latin avia ('grandmother') taken in the sense of 'elderly woman who takes care of children'.
Definition
Plural
ayas
Translations
english:ayah
spanish:aya
portuguese:aya
See also
ayas (cn.) Ayas (pn.)