"nyai" meaning in Indonesian

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Noun

IPA: [ˈɲai̯] Forms: nyai-nyai [plural]
Etymology: From Javanese nyai (ꦚꦲꦶ). Etymology templates: {{bor|id|jv|nyai|t=|tr=ꦚꦲꦶ}} Javanese nyai (ꦚꦲꦶ) Head templates: {{id-noun}} nyai (plural nyai-nyai)
  1. respected older woman
    Sense id: en-nyai-id-noun-E2fjfj~o Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian terms with redundant script codes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Indonesian terms with redundant script codes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (obsolete) mistress of a European or Chinese man Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-nyai-id-noun-tmGn74Nq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: nyai ajeng, nyai tumenggung
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nan",
            "2": "雅",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "ngá"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Min Nan: 雅 (ngá)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Min Nan: 雅 (ngá)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "jv",
        "3": "nyai",
        "t": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Javanese nyai (ꦚꦲꦶ)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Javanese nyai (ꦚꦲꦶ).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "nyai-nyai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nyai ajeng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nyai tumenggung"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "77 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indonesian terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "respected older woman"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "respected",
          "respected"
        ],
        [
          "older",
          "older"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "mistress of a European or Chinese man"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "mistress",
          "mistress"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) mistress of a European or Chinese man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɲai̯]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyai"
}
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    "Indonesian lemmas",
    "Indonesian nouns",
    "Indonesian terms borrowed from Javanese",
    "Indonesian terms derived from Javanese",
    "Indonesian terms with redundant script codes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "nan",
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            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "ngá"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Min Nan: 雅 (ngá)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Min Nan: 雅 (ngá)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "jv",
        "3": "nyai",
        "t": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Javanese nyai (ꦚꦲꦶ)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Javanese nyai (ꦚꦲꦶ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyai-nyai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nyai (plural nyai-nyai)",
      "name": "id-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nyai"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "nyai ajeng"
    },
    {
      "word": "nyai tumenggung"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "respected older woman"
      ],
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        [
          "respected",
          "respected"
        ],
        [
          "older",
          "older"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mistress of a European or Chinese man"
      ],
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        [
          "mistress",
          "mistress"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) mistress of a European or Chinese man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɲai̯]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyai"
}

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