"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], sahaya [alternative], سهاي [alternative], sy [alternative]
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: 32 18 16 19 15
  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 15 11 52 11
  5. my (belonging to me)
    Sense id: en-saya-ms-pron-jxdBl~b5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: saya, ساي aku, اکو, ku- (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], كوـ -ku (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], ـكو hamba (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], همبا (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], kami [exclusive, inclusive, informal], کامي kita orang [exclusive, inclusive, informal], كيت اورڠ kita [exclusive, inclusive, informal], کيت [exclusive, inclusive, informal], beta, بيتا, kamu [formal], کامو anda [formal], اندا [formal], engkau, اڠکاو, kau- (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], كاوـ awak (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], اوق -mu (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], ـمو (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], awak semua [informal], اوق سموا kamu semua [informal], كامو سموا kalian [informal], کالين kau orang [informal], كاو اورڠ [informal], tuanku, توانكو, dia [honorific, possessive], دي ia [honorific, possessive], اي beliau [honorific, possessive], بلياو -nya [honorific, possessive], ـڽ [honorific, possessive], mereka [informal], مريک dia orang [informal], دي اورڠ [informal], baginda, بݢيندا, aku (alt: ku- / -ku), ku (ku- / -ku) (alt: ku- / -ku), daku, hamba, hamba sahaya

Alternative forms

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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "saya"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: saya",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: saya"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "max",
            "2": "saya"
          },
          "expansion": "North Moluccan Malay: saya",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "North Moluccan Malay: saya"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ساي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sahaya",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "سهاي",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ساي"
      },
      "expansion": "saya (Jawi spelling ساي)",
      "name": "ms-pronoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "saya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ساي aku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "اکو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ku-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "كوـ -ku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـكو hamba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "همبا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "kami"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کامي kita orang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كيت اورڠ kita"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کيت"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "beta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "بيتا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "kamu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "کامو anda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "اندا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "engkau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "اڠکاو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "kau-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "كاوـ awak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اوق -mu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـمو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "awak semua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "اوق سموا kamu semua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كامو سموا kalian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کالين kau orang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كاو اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tuanku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "توانكو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "dia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "دي ia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اي beliau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "بلياو -nya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـڽ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "mereka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "مريک dia orang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "دي اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "baginda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "بݢيندا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "ku- / -ku",
      "word": "aku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "ku- / -ku",
      "roman": "ku- / -ku",
      "word": "ku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "daku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hamba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hamba sahaya"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "32 18 16 19 15",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I (personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "id": "en-saya-ms-pron-DEtObZwO",
      "links": [
        [
          "I",
          "I"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "me (direct object of a verb)"
      ],
      "id": "en-saya-ms-pron-IEaL72DD",
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "me (object of a preposition)"
      ],
      "id": "en-saya-ms-pron-fu5VplhE",
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 15 11 52 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "me (indirect object of a verb)"
      ],
      "id": "en-saya-ms-pron-cdlRLnlJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "My name is ...",
          "text": "Nama saya ...",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "my (belonging to me)"
      ],
      "id": "en-saya-ms-pron-jxdBl~b5",
      "links": [
        [
          "my",
          "my"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/saja/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aja"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ja"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[säjə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ms-MY-saya.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6a/Ms-MY-saya.ogg/Ms-MY-saya.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Ms-MY-saya.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se]",
      "note": "in fast speech"
    }
  ],
  "word": "saya"
}
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    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay pronouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Pages with 17 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:Malay/a/2 syllables",
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  "descendants": [
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      "templates": [
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            "2": "saya"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: saya",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: saya"
    },
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      "templates": [
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            "2": "saya"
          },
          "expansion": "North Moluccan Malay: saya",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "North Moluccan Malay: saya"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "sa",
        "3": "सहाय",
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ساي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sahaya",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "سهاي",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ساي"
      },
      "expansion": "saya (Jawi spelling ساي)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "saya"
    },
    {
      "word": "ساي aku"
    },
    {
      "word": "اکو"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ku-"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "كوـ -ku"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـكو hamba"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "همبا"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "kami"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کامي kita orang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كيت اورڠ kita"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کيت"
    },
    {
      "word": "beta"
    },
    {
      "word": "بيتا"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "kamu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "کامو anda"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "اندا"
    },
    {
      "word": "engkau"
    },
    {
      "word": "اڠکاو"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "kau-"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "كاوـ awak"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اوق -mu"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـمو"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "awak semua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "اوق سموا kamu semua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كامو سموا kalian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کالين kau orang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كاو اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "word": "tuanku"
    },
    {
      "word": "توانكو"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "dia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "دي ia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اي beliau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "بلياو -nya"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـڽ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "mereka"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "مريک dia orang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "دي اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "word": "baginda"
    },
    {
      "word": "بݢيندا"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ku- / -ku",
      "word": "aku"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ku- / -ku",
      "roman": "ku- / -ku",
      "word": "ku"
    },
    {
      "word": "daku"
    },
    {
      "word": "hamba"
    },
    {
      "word": "hamba sahaya"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "I (personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "I",
          "I"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "me (direct object of a verb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "me (object of a preposition)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "me (indirect object of a verb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "examples": [
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              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "My name is ...",
          "text": "Nama saya ...",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "my (belonging to me)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "my",
          "my"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/saja/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aja"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ja"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[säjə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ms-MY-saya.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6a/Ms-MY-saya.ogg/Ms-MY-saya.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Ms-MY-saya.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se]",
      "note": "in fast speech"
    }
  ],
  "word": "saya"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Malay dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.