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"2": "hi",
"3": "आया",
"4": "",
"5": "dry nurse, nanny"
},
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"name": "der"
},
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"2": "pt",
"3": "aia",
"4": "",
"5": "nurse, governess"
},
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},
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"2": "la",
"3": "avia",
"4": "",
"5": "grandmother"
},
"expansion": "Latin avia (“grandmother”)",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From various Indian languages (e.g. Hindi आया (āyā, “dry nurse, nanny”)), from Portuguese aia (“nurse, governess”), from Latin avia (“grandmother”).",
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"form": "ayahs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"args": {},
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{
"ref": "1888, Rudyard Kipling, “Watches of the Night”, in Plain Tales from the Hills (fiction)",
"text": "She manufactured the Station scandal, and talked to her ayah.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1989, Shashi Tharoor, The Great Indian Novel, New York: Arcade Publishing, published 2011, Book 4",
"text": "[…] a cot of iron had to be manufactured for [Bhim] after he had demolished two wooden cribs with a lusty kick of his foot; and a succession of bruised ayahs had finally to be replaced by a male attendant, a former Hastinapur all-in wrestling champion.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia."
],
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[
"female",
"female"
],
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"servant",
"servant"
],
[
"maid",
"maid"
],
[
"nanny",
"nanny"
]
],
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{
"word": "amah"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈaɪ.ə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɑːjə/"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ar",
"3": "آيَة",
"4": "",
"5": "sign, token"
},
"expansion": "Arabic آيَة (ʔāya, “sign, token”)",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya, “sign, token”).",
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{
"form": "ayahs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ayat",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"args": {
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"2": "ayat"
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"expansion": "ayah (plural ayahs or ayat)",
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Islam",
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"parents": [
"Abrahamism",
"Religion",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
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"A verse in the Quran."
],
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[
"verse",
"verse"
],
[
"Quran",
"Quran"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Islam) A verse in the Quran."
],
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{
"word": "ayat"
}
],
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"Islam",
"lifestyle",
"religion"
],
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"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "āyā",
"sense": "a South Asian maid or nanny",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "आया"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "āyā",
"sense": "a South Asian maid or nanny",
"word": "ఆయా"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "āyā",
"sense": "a South Asian maid or nanny",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "آیا"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "aia"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ajet"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔāya",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "آيَة"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ayə"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "ayat",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "аят"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "aẏat",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "আয়াত"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "aját",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ая́т"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "ayas",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "အာယသ်"
},
{
"code": "dng",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "ai͡əti",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"Dungan"
],
"word": "аети"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "阿亞"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "āyà",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "阿亚"
},
{
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ayet"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ája"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aja"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ajaho"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aya"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ayá",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אַיָּה"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "āyat",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "आयत"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ayat"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "アーヤ"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "aät",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "аят"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ayet"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ayat",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "аят"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "áet",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "а́ет"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ayat"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "ayet",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "آیت"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "âyât",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "آيات"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "âye",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "آیه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aja"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "aját",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ая́т"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "а́јет"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ájet"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aleya"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "oyat",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "оят"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "oya",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "оя"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "ayat’",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "аять"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ayet"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "aýat"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "āyat",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "آیت"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "ayet",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ئايەت"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "oyat"
}
]
}
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"ipa": "/ˈaɪ.(j)ɑː/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈaɪ.ə/"
}
],
"word": "ayah"
}
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "ibu"
}
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"possessive"
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"form": "ayahmu",
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"alt": "beR-",
"word": "berayah [stative"
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{
"alt": "beR-",
"roman": "beR-",
"word": "habitual]"
},
{
"alt": "ke-an",
"word": "keayahan [abstract"
},
{
"alt": "ke-an",
"roman": "ke-an",
"word": "locative]"
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"father (male parent)"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "wali"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "orang tua"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "kerabat"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "orang"
}
],
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "ayah biologis"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "ayah kandung"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "ayah angkat"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "ayah asuh"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "ayah mertua"
}
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"(formal) father (male parent)"
],
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{
"word": "bung"
}
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{
"word": "ayah"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "ayah"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "ayahanda"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "aba"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "abi"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "abu"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"tags": [
"Jakarta"
],
"word": "babe"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "bapak"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "bapanda"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "bapang"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "buya"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "bokap"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"tags": [
"Chinese"
],
"word": "empek"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "papa"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "papi"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "rama"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "ramanda"
}
],
"tags": [
"formal"
]
}
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"ipa": "/a.jah/"
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"form": "ايه",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
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},
{
"form": "ayah-ayah",
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"word": "ayah angkat"
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{
"word": "ayah tiri"
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{
"word": "ayahanda"
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{
"word": "berayah"
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{
"word": "berayahkan"
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{
"word": "keayahan"
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"english": "Daniel's father",
"text": "Ayah Daniel",
"type": "example"
}
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"father (male parent)"
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"(formal, polite) father (male parent)"
],
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"word": "abah"
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{
"word": "bapa"
},
{
"word": "rama"
}
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"polite"
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}
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"ipa": "[a.jah]",
"tags": [
"Johor-Selangor",
"Riau-Lingga"
]
},
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"ipa": "/ajah/",
"tags": [
"Johor-Selangor",
"Riau-Lingga"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ajah"
},
{
"rhymes": "-jah"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ah"
},
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},
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},
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{
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"plural"
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{
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"Riau-Lingga"
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"Riau-Lingga"
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"text": "She manufactured the Station scandal, and talked to her ayah.",
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},
{
"ref": "1989, Shashi Tharoor, The Great Indian Novel, New York: Arcade Publishing, published 2011, Book 4",
"text": "[…] a cot of iron had to be manufactured for [Bhim] after he had demolished two wooden cribs with a lusty kick of his foot; and a succession of bruised ayahs had finally to be replaced by a male attendant, a former Hastinapur all-in wrestling champion.",
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[
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{
"ipa": "/ˈɑːjə/"
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"feminine"
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"roman": "āyā",
"sense": "a South Asian maid or nanny",
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"feminine"
],
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"code": "af",
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"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
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{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
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"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
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{
"code": "ba",
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"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "аят"
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{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "aẏat",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "আয়াত"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "aját",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ая́т"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "ayas",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "အာယသ်"
},
{
"code": "dng",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "ai͡əti",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"Dungan"
],
"word": "аети"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "阿亞"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "āyà",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "阿亚"
},
{
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ayet"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ája"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ajaho"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ayá",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "hi",
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"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ayat"
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{
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "アーヤ"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "aät",
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{
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{
"code": "mk",
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"word": "а́ет"
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{
"code": "ota",
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"roman": "ayet",
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"word": "آیت"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "âyât",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "آيات"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "âye",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "آیه"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"word": "ая́т"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
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"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
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"masculine"
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"word": "ájet"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"tags": [
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"code": "tg",
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"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "оят"
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"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
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{
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ayet"
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{
"code": "tk",
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"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
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{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "āyat",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "ug",
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"roman": "ayet",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "ئايەت"
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{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "a verse in the Qur'an",
"word": "oyat"
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"alt": "beR-",
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{
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
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"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "bapak"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
"word": "bapanda"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:ayah",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Peranakan Indonesian: ajah"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"lang": "ms"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "wp"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*aya",
"t": "father’s sister, father’s sister’s husband"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aya (“father’s sister, father’s sister’s husband”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*aya"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *aya",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aya (“father’s sister, father’s sister’s husband”), from Proto-Austronesian *aya.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ايه",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
]
},
{
"form": "ayah-ayah",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ayahku",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"informal",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "ayahmu",
"tags": [
"possessive",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ayahnya",
"tags": [
"possessive",
"third-person"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"j": "ايه"
},
"expansion": "ayah (Jawi spelling ايه, plural ayah-ayah, informal 1st possessive ayahku, 2nd possessive ayahmu, 3rd possessive ayahnya)",
"name": "ms-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Malay formal terms",
"Malay polite terms",
"Malay terms with usage examples",
"ms:Family"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Daniel's father",
"text": "Ayah Daniel",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"father (male parent)"
],
"links": [
[
"father",
"father"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(formal, polite) father (male parent)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "abah"
},
{
"word": "bapa"
},
{
"word": "rama"
}
],
"tags": [
"formal",
"polite"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[a.jah]",
"tags": [
"Johor-Selangor",
"Riau-Lingga"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ajah/",
"tags": [
"Johor-Selangor",
"Riau-Lingga"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ajah"
},
{
"rhymes": "-jah"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ah"
},
{
"audio": "Ms-MY-ayah.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c6/Ms-MY-ayah.ogg/Ms-MY-ayah.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Ms-MY-ayah.ogg",
"text": "Audio"
}
],
"word": "ayah"
}
{
"categories": [
"Malay 2-syllable words",
"Malay entries with incorrect language header",
"Malay lemmas",
"Malay nouns",
"Malay terms borrowed from Hindi",
"Malay terms derived from Hindi",
"Malay terms derived from Portuguese",
"Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Malay terms with audio links",
"Malay terms with redundant script codes",
"Rhymes:Malay/ah",
"Rhymes:Malay/ah/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Malay/ajah",
"Rhymes:Malay/jah"
],
"etymology_number": 2,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "Amah (occupation)"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "wp"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "hi",
"3": "आया"
},
"expansion": "Hindi आया (āyā)",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "pt",
"3": "aia"
},
"expansion": "Portuguese aia",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hindi आया (āyā), from Portuguese aia.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ايه",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
]
},
{
"form": "ayah-ayah",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ayahku",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"informal",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "ayahmu",
"tags": [
"possessive",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ayahnya",
"tags": [
"possessive",
"third-person"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"j": "ايه"
},
"expansion": "ayah (Jawi spelling ايه, plural ayah-ayah, informal 1st possessive ayahku, 2nd possessive ayahmu, 3rd possessive ayahnya)",
"name": "ms-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "amah"
},
{
"english": "caretaker",
"word": "pengasuh"
},
{
"english": "domestic worker",
"word": "pembantu rumah"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Malay dated terms"
],
"glosses": [
"nursemaid, usually one of Indian ancestry"
],
"links": [
[
"nursemaid",
"nursemaid"
],
[
"Indian",
"Indian"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(dated) nursemaid, usually one of Indian ancestry"
],
"tags": [
"dated"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[a.jah]",
"tags": [
"Johor-Selangor",
"Riau-Lingga"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ajah/",
"tags": [
"Johor-Selangor",
"Riau-Lingga"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ajah"
},
{
"rhymes": "-jah"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ah"
},
{
"audio": "Ms-MY-ayah.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c6/Ms-MY-ayah.ogg/Ms-MY-ayah.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Ms-MY-ayah.ogg",
"text": "Audio"
}
],
"word": "ayah"
}
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