sahaya

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay sahaya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya). Doublet of saya.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saˈhaja/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ha‧ya
  • Rhymes: -ja, -a

Noun

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sahaya

  1. (archaic, poetic) slave, servant
    Synonyms: abdi, budak, hamba

Pronoun

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sahaya

  1. (archaic, poetic) I, me, my
    Synonyms: aku, saya

Further reading

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Maguindanao

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay cahaya, from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /saˈhaja/ [ʂʌˈha.jʌ]
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: sa‧ha‧ya

Noun

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sahaya

  1. brightness; radiance

Malay

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, follower).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sahaya (Jawi spelling سهاي, plural sahaya-sahaya, informal 1st possessive sahayaku, 2nd possessive sahayamu, 3rd possessive sahayanya)

  1. slave

Pronoun

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sahaya (Jawi spelling سهاي)

  1. (possibly obsolete) I, me, my

Synonyms

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Pangutaran Sama

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Noun

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sahaya

  1. glory; brilliance; radiance