aya

See also: Aya, ayá, áya, āya, ayą́, aþa, and Ay'a

English

Etymology 1

Noun

aya (plural ayas)

Alternative form of ayah

Etymology 2

Adverb

aya (not comparable)

(archaic, dialect, New England) Yes; yea; aye.
- 1938, Thornton Wilder, Our Town: A Play in Three Acts, Coward-McCann and Samuel French (1965), →ISBN:
  “The date is May 7, 1901, just before dawn. (COCK CROW offstage.) Aya, just about.”
- 2001, David McCullough, John Adams, Simon & Schuster (2001), →ISBN:
  “And for all her reading, her remarkable knowledge of English poetry and literature, she was never to lose certain countrified Yankee patterns of speech, saying 'Canady' for Canada, as an example, using 'set' for sit, or the old New England 'aya,' for yes.”

Anagrams

yaa

Biak

Pronoun

aya

first person singular pronoun, I

Chickasaw

Verb

aya

to defecate

Ewe

Noun

aya

wind

Japanese

Romanization

aya

Rōmaji transcription of あや

Jumaytepeque

Noun

aya

woman, female

References

Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages

Kurudu

Pronoun

aya

first person singular pronoun, I

Malay

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ajə/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ajə/
Rhymes: -ajə, -jə, -ə
Rhymes: -ə

Noun

aya

father (male parent)

Synonyms

ayah (ayahanda, yah)
abah (aba, bah)
bapa (bapanda, bapai, bapak, bapang, baba, papa)
rama

Maybrat

Noun

aya

water

References

A Grammar of Maybrat: A Language of the Bird's Head Peninsula, Papua Province, Indonesia (2007)

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish allá and Kabuverdianu alá.

Adverb

aya

there

Quechua

Noun

aya

soul

Declension

declension of aya

	singular	plural
nominative	aya	ayakuna
accusative	ayata	ayakunata
dative	ayaman	ayakunaman
genitive	ayapa	ayakunap
locative	ayapi	ayakunapi
terminative	ayakama	ayakunakama
ablative	ayamanta	ayakunamanta
instrumental	ayawan	ayakunawan
comitative	ayanintin	ayakunantin
abessive	ayaninnaq	ayakunannaq
comparative	ayahina	ayakunahina
causative	ayarayku	ayakunarayku
benefactive	ayapaq	ayakunapaq
associative	ayapura	ayakunapura
distributive	ayaninka	ayakunanka
exclusive	ayalla	ayakunalla

possessive forms of aya

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	ayaniy	ayaniykuna
accusative	ayaniyta	ayaniykunata
dative	ayaniyman	ayaniykunaman
genitive	ayaniypa	ayaniykunap
locative	ayaniypi	ayaniykunapi
terminative	ayaniykama	ayaniykunakama
ablative	ayaniymanta	ayaniykunamanta
instrumental	ayaniywan	ayaniykunawan
comitative	ayaniynintin	ayaniykunantin
abessive	ayaniyninnaq	ayaniykunannaq
comparative	ayaniyhina	ayaniykunahina
causative	ayaniyrayku	ayaniykunarayku
benefactive	ayaniypaq	ayaniykunapaq
associative	ayaniypura	ayaniykunapura
distributive	ayaniyninka	ayaniykunanka
exclusive	ayaniylla	ayaniykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	ayaniyki	ayaniykikuna
accusative	ayaniykita	ayaniykikunata
dative	ayaniykiman	ayaniykikunaman
genitive	ayaniykipa	ayaniykikunap
locative	ayaniykipi	ayaniykikunapi
terminative	ayaniykikama	ayaniykikunakama
ablative	ayaniykimanta	ayaniykikunamanta
instrumental	ayaniykiwan	ayaniykikunawan
comitative	ayaniykintin	ayaniykikunantin
abessive	ayaniykinnaq	ayaniykikunannaq
comparative	ayaniykihina	ayaniykikunahina
causative	ayaniykirayku	ayaniykikunarayku
benefactive	ayaniykipaq	ayaniykikunapaq
associative	ayaniykipura	ayaniykikunapura
distributive	ayaniykinka	ayaniykikunanka
exclusive	ayaniykilla	ayaniykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	ayanin	ayaninkuna
accusative	ayaninta	ayaninkunata
dative	ayaninman	ayaninkunaman
genitive	ayaninpa	ayaninkunap
locative	ayaninpi	ayaninkunapi
terminative	ayaninkama	ayaninkunakama
ablative	ayaninmanta	ayaninkunamanta
instrumental	ayaninwan	ayaninkunawan
comitative	ayaninintin	ayaninkunantin
abessive	ayaninninnaq	ayaninkunannaq
comparative	ayaninhina	ayaninkunahina
causative	ayaninrayku	ayaninkunarayku
benefactive	ayaninpaq	ayaninkunapaq
associative	ayaninpura	ayaninkunapura
distributive	ayanininka	ayaninkunanka
exclusive	ayaninlla	ayaninkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	ayaninchik	ayaninchikkuna
accusative	ayaninchikta	ayaninchikkunata
dative	ayaninchikman	ayaninchikkunaman
genitive	ayaninchikpa	ayaninchikkunap
locative	ayaninchikpi	ayaninchikkunapi
terminative	ayaninchikkama	ayaninchikkunakama
ablative	ayaninchikmanta	ayaninchikkunamanta
instrumental	ayaninchikwan	ayaninchikkunawan
comitative	ayaninchiknintin	ayaninchikkunantin
abessive	ayaninchikninnaq	ayaninchikkunannaq
comparative	ayaninchikhina	ayaninchikkunahina
causative	ayaninchikrayku	ayaninchikkunarayku
benefactive	ayaninchikpaq	ayaninchikkunapaq
associative	ayaninchikpura	ayaninchikkunapura
distributive	ayaninchikninka	ayaninchikkunanka
exclusive	ayaninchiklla	ayaninchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	ayaniyku	ayaniykukuna
accusative	ayaniykuta	ayaniykukunata
dative	ayaniykuman	ayaniykukunaman
genitive	ayaniykupa	ayaniykukunap
locative	ayaniykupi	ayaniykukunapi
terminative	ayaniykukama	ayaniykukunakama
ablative	ayaniykumanta	ayaniykukunamanta
instrumental	ayaniykuwan	ayaniykukunawan
comitative	ayaniykuntin	ayaniykukunantin
abessive	ayaniykunnaq	ayaniykukunannaq
comparative	ayaniykuhina	ayaniykukunahina
causative	ayaniykurayku	ayaniykukunarayku
benefactive	ayaniykupaq	ayaniykukunapaq
associative	ayaniykupura	ayaniykukunapura
distributive	ayaniykunka	ayaniykukunanka
exclusive	ayaniykulla	ayaniykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	ayaniykichik	ayaniykichikkuna
accusative	ayaniykichikta	ayaniykichikkunata
dative	ayaniykichikman	ayaniykichikkunaman
genitive	ayaniykichikpa	ayaniykichikkunap
locative	ayaniykichikpi	ayaniykichikkunapi
terminative	ayaniykichikkama	ayaniykichikkunakama
ablative	ayaniykichikmanta	ayaniykichikkunamanta
instrumental	ayaniykichikwan	ayaniykichikkunawan
comitative	ayaniykichiknintin	ayaniykichikkunantin
abessive	ayaniykichikninnaq	ayaniykichikkunannaq
comparative	ayaniykichikhina	ayaniykichikkunahina
causative	ayaniykichikrayku	ayaniykichikkunarayku
benefactive	ayaniykichikpaq	ayaniykichikkunapaq
associative	ayaniykichikpura	ayaniykichikkunapura
distributive	ayaniykichikninka	ayaniykichikkunanka
exclusive	ayaniykichiklla	ayaniykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	ayaninku	ayaninkukuna
accusative	ayaninkuta	ayaninkukunata
dative	ayaninkuman	ayaninkukunaman
genitive	ayaninkupa	ayaninkukunap
locative	ayaninkupi	ayaninkukunapi
terminative	ayaninkukama	ayaninkukunakama
ablative	ayaninkumanta	ayaninkukunamanta
instrumental	ayaninkuwan	ayaninkukunawan
comitative	ayaninkuntin	ayaninkukunantin
abessive	ayaninkunnaq	ayaninkukunannaq
comparative	ayaninkuhina	ayaninkukunahina
causative	ayaninkurayku	ayaninkukunarayku
benefactive	ayaninkupaq	ayaninkukunapaq
associative	ayaninkupura	ayaninkukunapura
distributive	ayaninkunka	ayaninkukunanka
exclusive	ayaninkulla	ayaninkukunalla

Synonyms

nuna

Derived terms

ayapampa
Ayamarq'ay killa

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɟ͡ʝa/, [ˈaʝa]
Homophone: haya

Noun

aya f (plural ayas)

feminine equivalent of ayo

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *hāya, *āja (“palm (of hand)”). Cognate with Old Turkic [Term?].

Noun

aya (definite accusative ayayı, plural ayalar)

palm (of hand)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	aya
Definite accusative	ayayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aya	ayalar
Definite accusative	ayayı	ayaları
Dative	ayaya	ayalara
Locative	ayada	ayalarda
Ablative	ayadan	ayalardan
Genitive	ayanın	ayaların

Etymology 2

Noun

aya

accusative singular of ay

Yupiltepeque

Etymology

Cognate to Jumaytepeque aya, Jutiapa aiya, Chiquimulilla aʔyāj, Sinacantán ayala.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aja/

Noun

aya

woman

References

Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)
Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages

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