"yaya" meaning in Cebuano

See yaya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈjaʔjaʔ/, [ˈjaʔ.jɐʔ]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|ceb}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|ceb|adjective}} yaya
  1. slow
    Sense id: en-yaya-ceb-adj-Xgz3vR36
  2. clumsy
    Sense id: en-yaya-ceb-adj-Y3MI6Ulz
  3. stretched out
    Sense id: en-yaya-ceb-adj-Nd~TRPx- Categories (other): Pages with 19 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with language headings in the wrong order, Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Occupations, Plants, Trees Disambiguation of Pages with 19 entries: 0 2 19 2 1 0 1 6 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 1 6 4 1 1 6 11 5 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 21 1 1 0 1 6 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 7 2 0 1 8 12 6 1 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with language headings in the wrong order: 0 1 20 1 1 0 1 6 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 7 3 0 1 7 11 6 1 1 4 Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 79 6 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Occupations: 0 5 73 9 7 0 7 Disambiguation of Plants: 0 5 41 17 13 13 11 Disambiguation of Trees: 0 4 38 12 10 29 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈjaja/, [ˈja.jɐ]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish yaya (“granny”). Compare Catalan iaia. Etymology templates: {{bor|ceb|es|yaya||granny}} Spanish yaya (“granny”), {{cog|ca|iaia}} Catalan iaia Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} yaya
  1. (sometimes derogatory) a nanny Tags: derogatory, sometimes
    Sense id: en-yaya-ceb-noun-pAALHirh
  2. an address to one's nanny
    Sense id: en-yaya-ceb-noun-IUEH3LZ7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|ceb}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} yaya
  1. a tree, Gonocaryum calleryanum
    Sense id: en-yaya-ceb-noun-xCyfqySl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /ˈjaja/, [ˈja.jɐ]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish yaya (“granny”). Compare Catalan iaia. Etymology templates: {{bor|ceb|es|yaya||granny}} Spanish yaya (“granny”), {{cog|ca|iaia}} Catalan iaia Head templates: {{head|ceb|verb}} yaya
  1. to work or act as a nanny
    Sense id: en-yaya-ceb-verb-~e7oAw0V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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          "text": "2013 — Barrita, Eddie O., Minimum Wage sa mga Katabang sa Panimalay (30 January), Tipik sa Balaod, SuperBalita, Cebu\nMokabat sa tulo ka mil­yon ka mga “kasambahay” ang nakapahimulos ning maong balaod kay naglatid kini sa ilang minimum wage. Ang kasambahay Tinagalog sa katabang sa panimalay, maid o mga binatonan. Naglakip kini sa tanang mga katabang sa panimalay sama sa yaya, kusinera, hardinero ug labandera. (Sec. 4 (d), R.A. 10361).",
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