aya

common nouncommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

aya

Borrowed 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

  • englishenglish:ayah
  • spanishspanish:aya
  • portugueseportuguese:aya

See also

ayas (cn.) Ayas (pn.)