"daya" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdajaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈd̪aː.jɐʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: dayà [canonical], ᜇᜌ [Baybayin], raya [alternative]
Rhymes: -ajaʔ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Malayic *daya Malay dayabor. Tagalog daya Borrowed from Malay daya (“trick”), from Proto-Malayic *daya. See also Sanskrit द्वय (dvaya, “duplicity”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|ms:daya<t:trick><id:trick>|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Malayic *daya Malay dayabor. Tagalog daya [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "trick", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayic", "term" : "*daya", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "poz-mly-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "daya", "gloss" : "trick", "lang" : "ms" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "daya", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="daya"> Borrowed from Malay daya (“trick”), from Proto-Malayic *daya., {{ncog|sa|द्वय|t=duplicity}} Sanskrit द्वय (dvaya, “duplicity”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|dayà|b=+}} dayà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌ)
  1. deceit; fraud; cheating; trickery
    Sense id: en-daya-tl-noun--OCNU05~ Synonyms: estapa, pagdaraya, linlang, panlilinlang, lansi, panlalansi, gantso, panggagantso, gulang, budol, duga, panduruga, dugas, pandurugas, onse
  2. dodge (trick to deceit)
    Sense id: en-daya-tl-noun-g6hwA1SO Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 44 56 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 44 56 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 44 56 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 43 57 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 44 56 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: haraya, hiraya
Derived forms: andaya, dayaan, dayain, dumaya, kadayaan, madaya, magdaraya, magdaya, magdayaan, magparaya, mandaraya, mandaya, pagdaraya, pagpaparaya, pandaraya, paraya, perdaya
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dumaya"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "da‧ya"
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    {
      "parts": [
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  "lang": "Tagalog",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        [
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          "word": "estapa"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagdaraya"
        },
        {
          "word": "linlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "panlilinlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "lansi"
        },
        {
          "word": "panlalansi"
        },
        {
          "word": "gantso"
        },
        {
          "word": "panggagantso"
        },
        {
          "word": "gulang"
        },
        {
          "word": "budol"
        },
        {
          "word": "duga"
        },
        {
          "word": "panduruga"
        },
        {
          "word": "dugas"
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        {
          "word": "pandurugas"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdajaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̪aː.jɐʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ajaʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "daya"
}
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    "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
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    "Tagalog terms derived from Malay",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
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    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
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      "word": "dayain"
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      "word": "dumaya"
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      "word": "kadayaan"
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    {
      "word": "madaya"
    },
    {
      "word": "magdaraya"
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      "word": "magdaya"
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      "word": "magdayaan"
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      "word": "pagdaraya"
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  "forms": [
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    },
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      "form": "ᜇᜌ",
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      ],
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          "word": "estapa"
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        {
          "word": "pagdaraya"
        },
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        {
          "word": "panlilinlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "lansi"
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        {
          "word": "gantso"
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        {
          "word": "panggagantso"
        },
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          "word": "gulang"
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          "word": "onse"
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      "ipa": "[ˈd̪aː.jɐʔ]",
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      "rhymes": "-ajaʔ"
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  ],
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}

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