"ayam" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ajam/, [ajɛ̃ː] (note: Kelantan-Pattani) Audio: ms-MY-ayam.ogg Forms: ايم [Jawi], ayam-ayam [plural], ayamku [first-person, informal, possessive], ayammu [possessive, second-person], ayamnya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -ajam, -jam, -am Etymology: From hayam, from Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam. Prostitute sense is a semantic loan from Chinese 雞 /鸡 (“female prostitute”, literally “chicken”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*hayam}} Proto-Malayic *hayam, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*qayam}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam, {{semantic loan|ms|zh|雞|gloss=female prostitute|lit=chicken|nocap=1|tr=-}} semantic loan from Chinese 雞 /鸡 (“female prostitute”, literally “chicken”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ايم}} ayam (Jawi spelling ايم, plural ayam-ayam, informal 1st possessive ayamku, 2nd possessive ayammu, 3rd possessive ayamnya)
  1. chicken (bird) Categories (lifeform): Birds, Chickens, Poultry
    Sense id: en-ayam-ms-noun-BinIw42Q Disambiguation of Birds: 42 20 39 Disambiguation of Chickens: 42 38 19 Disambiguation of Poultry: 38 33 28 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. chicken (meat) Categories (lifeform): Birds, Chickens, Poultry
    Sense id: en-ayam-ms-noun-Idr8Bl6v Disambiguation of Birds: 42 20 39 Disambiguation of Chickens: 42 38 19 Disambiguation of Poultry: 38 33 28 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. (slang) female prostitute Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Birds, Chickens, Poultry Synonyms: pelacur
    Sense id: en-ayam-ms-noun-cjthCDCv Disambiguation of Birds: 42 20 39 Disambiguation of Chickens: 42 38 19 Disambiguation of Poultry: 38 33 28 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Food and drink Synonyms: manuk, مانوق, hayam Derived forms: ayam goreng, ayam katik, reban ayam, bapak ayam, ibu ayam, rumah ayam
Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ajam/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ajam"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-jam"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ajɛ̃ː]",
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      "word": "مانوق"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hayam"
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      "word": "ayam goreng"
    },
    {
      "word": "ayam katik"
    },
    {
      "word": "reban ayam"
    },
    {
      "word": "bapak ayam"
    },
    {
      "word": "ibu ayam"
    },
    {
      "word": "rumah ayam"
    }
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      "form": "ايم",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayam-ayam",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ayamku",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayammu",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "ayamnya",
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        {
          "word": "pelacur"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ajam/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ajam"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-jam"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ajɛ̃ː]",
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    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "manuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "مانوق"
    },
    {
      "word": "hayam"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayam"
}

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