kaya

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See also: Kaya and kāya

English

Etymology 1

From Japanese (カヤ, kaya).

Noun

kaya (plural kayas)

  1. Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) tree.
  2. Torreya grandis, the Chinese nutmeg yew.

Etymology 2

From Malay kaya, from kaya (rich).[1]

Noun

kaya (uncountable)

  1. A fruit curd made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar, popular in Southeast Asia.

References

  1. ^ Julie Wong (2014 August 3) “Kaya: A rich spread”, in The Star[1], retrieved 16 April 2015

Aguaruna

Noun

kaya

  1. stone

Antillean Creole

Noun

kaya

  1. marijuana

Fijian

Verb

kaya

  1. to answer, to respond

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈka.ja]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ya

Etymology 1

From Malay kaya (rich), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya, from Proto-Austronesian *kaya (able, capable, strong, wealthy). Cognate of Tagalog kaya.

Adjective

kaya

  1. rich, wealthy.
  2. (figurative) powerful.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adverb

kaya

  1. Alternative spelling of kayak (like, similar)

Further reading


Japanese

Romanization

kaya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of カヤ

Jarawa

Noun

kaya

  1. mother

Javanese

Adverb

kaya (krama kados)

  1. like, such as

Ladino

Interjection

kaya

  1. Be quiet! shut up!

Malay

Etymology

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Adjective

kaya

  1. rich, wealthy

Noun

kaya (plural kaya-kaya, informal 1st possessive kayaku, 2nd possessive kayamu, 3rd possessive kayanya)

  1. a jam made from coconut milk, eggs, pandan leaves and sugar.

Nyunga

Alternative forms

kaia (in Minang dialect)

Interjection

kaya

  1. hello

Particle

kaya

  1. yes
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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish calle.

Noun

kaya

  1. street, road

Quechua

Adverb

kaya

  1. tomorrow
  2. the next day

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːɪa/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

kaya

  1. able; capable
    Kaya natin ito!
    We can do this!

Noun

kaya

  1. ability; capability; competence
  2. means; resources; wealth; wherewithal

Derived terms

Verb

kaya

  1. to be able to; to strive to.
    Kinakaya ng magtataho na magbuhat ng dalawang baldeng puno ng taho.
    The taho vendor forces himself to carry two full pails of soybean.

Conjugation


Pronunciation 2

Conjunction

kaya

  1. so; therefore; hence
    Marami siyang ginawang trabaho kaya pag-uwi niya'y nakatulog siya agad.
    He'd done a lot of work so as soon as he got home, he fell asleep instantly.

See also

Interjection

kaya

  1. (informal) expression for emphasis
    Lagi mong iniisip na pangit ka. Maganda ka kaya.
    You always think you're ugly. You're very pretty, you know.

See also


Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قیا (kaya), قایا (kaya, rock), from Proto-Turkic *K(i)aja (rock, mountain).[1] Akin to Proto-Mongolic *kada (rock) (Mongolian хад (xad, large rock, cliff)) and Proto-Tungusic *kada(r) (rock) (Evenki кадага (kadaɣa, rock, cliff)), however Old Turkic -j- instead of the expected -d- is baffling, EDAL suggests Old Turkic [script needed] (kaya, rock) is perhaps a borrowing from some archaic "j-dialect"[2] such as Oghuz, Karluk and Kipchak languages where regular d→δ→j evolution took place. Helimski (1995)[3] suggests a borrowing from Proto-Samoyedic *koəjə (mountain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaˈja]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ya

Noun

kaya (definite accusative kayayı, plural kayalar)

  1. huge rock; large rock mass
  2. rock cliff, rock precipice, palisade

Declension

Inflection
Nominative kaya
Definite accusative kayayı
Singular Plural
Nominative kaya kayalar
Definite accusative kayayı kayaları
Dative kayaya kayalara
Locative kayada kayalarda
Ablative kayadan kayalardan
Genitive kayanın kayaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kayam kayalarım
2nd singular kayan kayaların
3rd singular kayası kayaları
1st plural kayamız kayalarımız
2nd plural kayanız kayalarınız
3rd plural kayaları kayaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kayamı kayalarımı
2nd singular kayanı kayalarını
3rd singular kayasını kayalarını
1st plural kayamızı kayalarımızı
2nd plural kayanızı kayalarınızı
3rd plural kayalarını kayalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kayama kayalarıma
2nd singular kayana kayalarına
3rd singular kayasına kayalarına
1st plural kayamıza kayalarımıza
2nd plural kayanıza kayalarınıza
3rd plural kayalarına kayalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kayamda kayalarımda
2nd singular kayanda kayalarında
3rd singular kayasında kayalarında
1st plural kayamızda kayalarımızda
2nd plural kayanızda kayalarınızda
3rd plural kayalarında kayalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kayamdan kayalarımdan
2nd singular kayandan kayalarından
3rd singular kayasından kayalarından
1st plural kayamızdan kayalarımızdan
2nd plural kayanızdan kayalarınızdan
3rd plural kayalarından kayalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kayamın kayalarımın
2nd singular kayanın kayalarının
3rd singular kayasının kayalarının
1st plural kayamızın kayalarımızın
2nd plural kayanızın kayalarınızın
3rd plural kayalarının kayalarının
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular kayayım kayalarım
2nd singular kayasın kayalarsın
3rd singular kaya
kayadır
kayalar
kayalardır
1st plural kayayız kayalarız
2nd plural kayasınız kayalarsınız
3rd plural kayalar kayalardır

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*K(i)aja”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*kadV”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  3. ^ Helimski, E. 1995. "Samoyedic loans in Turkic: Check-list of etymologies." — B. Kellner-Heinkele, M. Stachowski (eds.): Laut- und Wortgeschichte der Türksprachen, pp. 75–95. Turkologica 26. Wiesbaden.