yaya

See also: Yaya, yayá, 'ya'ya, ƴaƴa, and ya-ya

English

Noun

yaya (plural yayas)

(Philippines) A nanny.

Aguaruna

Noun

yaya

star

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Unknown

Adjective

yaya

slow
clumsy
stretched out

Etymology 2

Compare Catalan iaia or Spanish yaya.

Noun

yaya

(sometimes pejorative) a nanny
an address to one's nannny

Verb

yaya

to work or act as a nanny

Etymology 3

Unknown

Noun

yaya

a tree, Gonocaryum calleryanum

Japanese

Romanization

yaya

Rōmaji transcription of やや

Old Javanese

Conjunction

yaya

as if

Quechua

Adjective

yaya

greatest, supreme

Noun

yaya

Declension

declension of yaya

	singular	plural
nominative	yaya	yayakuna
accusative	yayata	yayakunata
dative	yayaman	yayakunaman
genitive	yayap	yayakunap
locative	yayapi	yayakunapi
terminative	yayakama	yayakunakama
ablative	yayamanta	yayakunamanta
instrumental	yayawan	yayakunawan
comitative	yayantin	yayakunantin
abessive	yayannaq	yayakunannaq
comparative	yayahina	yayakunahina
causative	yayarayku	yayakunarayku
benefactive	yayapaq	yayakunapaq
associative	yayapura	yayakunapura
distributive	yayanka	yayakunanka
exclusive	yayalla	yayakunalla

possessive forms of yaya

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	yayay	yayaykuna
accusative	yayayta	yayaykunata
dative	yayayman	yayaykunaman
genitive	yayaypa	yayaykunap
locative	yayaypi	yayaykunapi
terminative	yayaykama	yayaykunakama
ablative	yayaymanta	yayaykunamanta
instrumental	yayaywan	yayaykunawan
comitative	yayaynintin	yayaykunantin
abessive	yayayninnaq	yayaykunannaq
comparative	yayayhina	yayaykunahina
causative	yayayrayku	yayaykunarayku
benefactive	yayaypaq	yayaykunapaq
associative	yayaypura	yayaykunapura
distributive	yayayninka	yayaykunanka
exclusive	yayaylla	yayaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	yayayki	yayaykikuna
accusative	yayaykita	yayaykikunata
dative	yayaykiman	yayaykikunaman
genitive	yayaykipa	yayaykikunap
locative	yayaykipi	yayaykikunapi
terminative	yayaykikama	yayaykikunakama
ablative	yayaykimanta	yayaykikunamanta
instrumental	yayaykiwan	yayaykikunawan
comitative	yayaykintin	yayaykikunantin
abessive	yayaykinnaq	yayaykikunannaq
comparative	yayaykihina	yayaykikunahina
causative	yayaykirayku	yayaykikunarayku
benefactive	yayaykipaq	yayaykikunapaq
associative	yayaykipura	yayaykikunapura
distributive	yayaykinka	yayaykikunanka
exclusive	yayaykilla	yayaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	yayan	yayankuna
accusative	yayanta	yayankunata
dative	yayanman	yayankunaman
genitive	yayanpa	yayankunap
locative	yayanpi	yayankunapi
terminative	yayankama	yayankunakama
ablative	yayanmanta	yayankunamanta
instrumental	yayanwan	yayankunawan
comitative	yayanintin	yayankunantin
abessive	yayanninnaq	yayankunannaq
comparative	yayanhina	yayankunahina
causative	yayanrayku	yayankunarayku
benefactive	yayanpaq	yayankunapaq
associative	yayanpura	yayankunapura
distributive	yayaninka	yayankunanka
exclusive	yayanlla	yayankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	yayanchik	yayanchikkuna
accusative	yayanchikta	yayanchikkunata
dative	yayanchikman	yayanchikkunaman
genitive	yayanchikpa	yayanchikkunap
locative	yayanchikpi	yayanchikkunapi
terminative	yayanchikkama	yayanchikkunakama
ablative	yayanchikmanta	yayanchikkunamanta
instrumental	yayanchikwan	yayanchikkunawan
comitative	yayanchiknintin	yayanchikkunantin
abessive	yayanchikninnaq	yayanchikkunannaq
comparative	yayanchikhina	yayanchikkunahina
causative	yayanchikrayku	yayanchikkunarayku
benefactive	yayanchikpaq	yayanchikkunapaq
associative	yayanchikpura	yayanchikkunapura
distributive	yayanchikninka	yayanchikkunanka
exclusive	yayanchiklla	yayanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	yayayku	yayaykukuna
accusative	yayaykuta	yayaykukunata
dative	yayaykuman	yayaykukunaman
genitive	yayaykupa	yayaykukunap
locative	yayaykupi	yayaykukunapi
terminative	yayaykukama	yayaykukunakama
ablative	yayaykumanta	yayaykukunamanta
instrumental	yayaykuwan	yayaykukunawan
comitative	yayaykuntin	yayaykukunantin
abessive	yayaykunnaq	yayaykukunannaq
comparative	yayaykuhina	yayaykukunahina
causative	yayaykurayku	yayaykukunarayku
benefactive	yayaykupaq	yayaykukunapaq
associative	yayaykupura	yayaykukunapura
distributive	yayaykunka	yayaykukunanka
exclusive	yayaykulla	yayaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	yayaykichik	yayaykichikkuna
accusative	yayaykichikta	yayaykichikkunata
dative	yayaykichikman	yayaykichikkunaman
genitive	yayaykichikpa	yayaykichikkunap
locative	yayaykichikpi	yayaykichikkunapi
terminative	yayaykichikkama	yayaykichikkunakama
ablative	yayaykichikmanta	yayaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	yayaykichikwan	yayaykichikkunawan
comitative	yayaykichiknintin	yayaykichikkunantin
abessive	yayaykichikninnaq	yayaykichikkunannaq
comparative	yayaykichikhina	yayaykichikkunahina
causative	yayaykichikrayku	yayaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	yayaykichikpaq	yayaykichikkunapaq
associative	yayaykichikpura	yayaykichikkunapura
distributive	yayaykichikninka	yayaykichikkunanka
exclusive	yayaykichiklla	yayaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	yayanku	yayankukuna
accusative	yayankuta	yayankukunata
dative	yayankuman	yayankukunaman
genitive	yayankupa	yayankukunap
locative	yayankupi	yayankukunapi
terminative	yayankukama	yayankukunakama
ablative	yayankumanta	yayankukunamanta
instrumental	yayankuwan	yayankukunawan
comitative	yayankuntin	yayankukunantin
abessive	yayankunnaq	yayankukunannaq
comparative	yayankuhina	yayankukunahina
causative	yayankurayku	yayankukunarayku
benefactive	yayankupaq	yayankukunapaq
associative	yayankupura	yayankukunapura
distributive	yayankunka	yayankukunanka
exclusive	yayankulla	yayankukunalla

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Modern Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɟ͡ʝaɟ͡ʝa/, [ˈɟ͡ʝaʝa]

Noun

yaya f (plural yayas)

granny, gran

Related terms

yayo

Swahili

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly from Portuguese aia (“maid”).

Noun

yaya (ma class, plural mayaya)

nanny, babysitter

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From a Mexican language.

Noun

yaya

nursemaid; girl or woman employed to take care of children
wet nurse

Synonyms

(nursemaid): ama

Noun

yayà

invitation; request; persuasion; inducement

Synonyms

anyaya
imbitasyon
kayag
kumbida
yakag

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic yadag.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jaja]

Noun

yaya (definite accusative yayayı, plural yayalar)

pedestrian; someone walking, instead of using a vehicle

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

yaya

Definite accusative

yayayı

Singular

Plural

Nominative

yaya

yayalar

Definite accusative

yayayı

yayaları

Dative

yayaya

yayalara

Locative

yayada

yayalarda

Ablative

yayadan

yayalardan

Genitive

yayanın

yayaların

Possessive forms
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	yayam	yayalarım
2nd singular	yayan	yayaların
3rd singular	yayası	yayaları
1st plural	yayamız	yayalarımız
2nd plural	yayanız	yayalarınız
3rd plural	yayaları	yayaları

Predicative forms
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	yayayım	yayalarım
2nd singular	yayasın	yayalarsın
3rd singular	yaya yayadır	yayalar yayalardır
1st plural	yayayız	yayalarız
2nd plural	yayasınız	yayalarsınız
3rd plural	yayalar	yayalardır

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