"saya" meaning in Malay

See saya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /saja/, [säjə] (note: Johor-Riau), [se] (note: in fast speech) Audio: Ms-MY-saya.ogg Forms: ساي [Jawi]
Rhymes: -aja, -ja, -a Etymology: From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|sa|सहाय|t=follower}} Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”) Head templates: {{ms-pronoun|j=ساي}} saya (Jawi spelling ساي)
  1. I (personal pronoun)
    Sense id: en-saya-ms-pron-DEtObZwO Categories (other): Malay pronouns Disambiguation of Malay pronouns: 30 17 17 23 13
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
    Sense id: en-saya-ms-pron-IEaL72DD
  3. me (object of a preposition)
    Sense id: en-saya-ms-pron-fu5VplhE
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
    Sense id: en-saya-ms-pron-cdlRLnlJ Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 30 38 8
  5. my (belonging to me)
    Sense id: en-saya-ms-pron-jxdBl~b5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sahaya, سهاي, sy Related terms: aku (alt: ku- / -ku), ku (ku- / -ku) (alt: ku- / -ku), daku, hamba, hamba sahaya, beta

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "[säjə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
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      "ipa": "[se]",
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      "word": "sahaya"
    },
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    }
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