yaya - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

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Contents English[edit] Etymology[edit] Noun[edit] Aguaruna[edit] Noun[edit] Bikol Central[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Noun[edit] Cebuano[edit] Etymology 1[edit] Etymology 2[edit] Etymology 3[edit] Quotations[edit] Choctaw[edit] Verb[edit] Ibanag[edit] Pronoun[edit] Japanese[edit] Romanization[edit] Manchu[edit] Romanization[edit] Masbatenyo[edit] Noun[edit] Nupe[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Noun[edit] Old Javanese[edit] Conjunction[edit] Quechua[edit] Adjective[edit] Noun[edit] Spanish[edit] Etymology[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Noun[edit] Further reading[edit] Swahili[edit] Etymology[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Noun[edit] References[edit] Tagalog[edit] Etymology 1[edit] Etymology 2[edit] Etymology 3[edit] Etymology 4[edit] Further reading[edit] Ternate[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Noun[edit] References[edit] Turkish[edit] Etymology[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Noun[edit] References[edit] West Makian[edit] Etymology[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Noun[edit] References[edit]

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

Contents

  • 1 English
    • 1.1 Etymology
    • 1.2 Noun
  • 2 Aguaruna
    • 2.1 Noun
  • 3 Bikol Central
    • 3.1 Pronunciation
    • 3.2 Noun
      • 3.2.1 Derived terms
  • 4 Cebuano
    • 4.1 Etymology 1
      • 4.1.1 Pronunciation
      • 4.1.2 Adjective
    • 4.2 Etymology 2
      • 4.2.1 Pronunciation
      • 4.2.2 Noun
      • 4.2.3 Verb
    • 4.3 Etymology 3
      • 4.3.1 Noun
    • 4.4 Quotations
  • 5 Choctaw
    • 5.1 Verb
  • 6 Ibanag
    • 6.1 Pronoun
  • 7 Japanese
    • 7.1 Romanization
  • 8 Manchu
    • 8.1 Romanization
  • 9 Masbatenyo
    • 9.1 Noun
  • 10 Nupe
    • 10.1 Pronunciation
    • 10.2 Noun
  • 11 Old Javanese
    • 11.1 Conjunction
  • 12 Quechua
    • 12.1 Adjective
    • 12.2 Noun
      • 12.2.1 Declension
      • 12.2.2 See also
  • 13 Spanish
    • 13.1 Etymology
    • 13.2 Pronunciation
    • 13.3 Noun
      • 13.3.1 Related terms
    • 13.4 Further reading
  • 14 Swahili
    • 14.1 Etymology
    • 14.2 Pronunciation
    • 14.3 Noun
    • 14.4 References
  • 15 Tagalog
    • 15.1 Etymology 1
      • 15.1.1 Pronunciation
      • 15.1.2 Noun
    • 15.2 Etymology 2
      • 15.2.1 Pronunciation
      • 15.2.2 Noun
        • 15.2.2.1 Alternative forms
        • 15.2.2.2 Derived terms
        • 15.2.2.3 Related terms
      • 15.2.3 Adjective
    • 15.3 Etymology 3
      • 15.3.1 Pronunciation
      • 15.3.2 Noun
        • 15.3.2.1 Derived terms
    • 15.4 Etymology 4
      • 15.4.1 Pronunciation
      • 15.4.2 Noun
      • 15.4.3 See also
    • 15.5 Further reading
  • 16 Ternate
    • 16.1 Pronunciation
    • 16.2 Noun
    • 16.3 References
  • 17 Turkish
    • 17.1 Etymology
    • 17.2 Pronunciation
    • 17.3 Noun
      • 17.3.1 Declension
      • 17.3.2 Related terms
    • 17.4 References
  • 18 West Makian
    • 18.1 Etymology
    • 18.2 Pronunciation
    • 18.3 Noun
      • 18.3.1 Usage notes
    • 18.4 References

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Tagalog yaya.

Noun[edit]

yaya (plural yayas)

  1. (Philippines) A nanny.

Aguaruna[edit]

Noun[edit]

yaya

  1. star

Bikol Central[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ya‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaja/, [ˈja.ja]

Noun[edit]

yaya

  1. a weak feeling in the limbs

Derived terms[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Unknown.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ya‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaʔjaʔ/, [ˈjaʔ.jʌʔ]

Adjective[edit]

yaya

  1. slow
  2. clumsy
  3. stretched out

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish yaya (“granny”). Compare Catalan iaia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ya‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaja/, [ˈja.jʌ]

Noun[edit]

yaya

  1. (sometimes derogatory) a nanny
  2. an address to one's nanny

Verb[edit]

yaya

  1. to work or act as a nanny

Etymology 3[edit]

Unknown.

Noun[edit]

yaya

  1. a tree, Gonocaryum calleryanum

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:yaya.

Choctaw[edit]

Verb[edit]

yaya

  1. to cry

Ibanag[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

yaya

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  1. he; she

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

yaya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やや

Manchu[edit]

Romanization[edit]

yaya

  1. Romanization of ᠶᠠᠶᠠ

Masbatenyo[edit]

Noun[edit]

yaya

  1. nursemaid; babysitter

Nupe[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

yàyá

  1. senior
  2. elder cousin

Old Javanese[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

yaya

  1. as if

Quechua[edit]

Adjective[edit]

yaya

  1. greatest, supreme

Noun[edit]

yaya

  1. father
  2. grandfather, old man
  3. paternal uncle
  4. wise man, elder, priest
  5. god

Declension[edit]

possessive forms of yaya

See also[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from Modern Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”). Or more likely simply a feminine of yayo (see there for further etymology).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝaʝa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃaʃa/ [ˈʃa.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒaʒa/ [ˈʒa.ʒa]
  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: ya‧ya

Noun[edit]

yayaf (plural yayas)

  1. granny, gran
  2. (Philippines) girl or woman employed to take care of children

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain, but possibly from Portuguese aia (“maid”) or an Indian language, such as Hindi आया (āyā, “dry nurse, nanny”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

yaya(ma class, plural mayaya)

  1. nanny, babysitter, ayah

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page53: “In addition, the Swahili adopted Portuguese words [...] and (from Latin) avia, through the Portuguese and/or Hindi ayag, is yaya (nanny).”

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish yaya (“granny”). Compare with Cebuano yaya, Catalan iaia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ya‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaja/, [ˈja.jɐ]

Noun[edit]

yaya (masculine yayo, Baybayin spelling ᜌᜌ)

  1. nanny; nursemaid; amah; girl or woman employed to take care of children
    Synonym: ama
  2. wet nurse
    Synonyms: sisiwa, mamay
  3. (by extension) helper; maid
    Synonyms: katulong, kasambahay, utusan, kriyada

Etymology 2[edit]

Compare anyaya (“invitation”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ya‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈjajaʔ/, [ˈja.jɐʔ]

Noun[edit]

yayà (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜌ)

  1. invitation; request; persuasion; inducement
    Synonyms: pagyaya, anyaya, imbitasyon, kayag, kumbida, yakag
  2. person invited (to come to a certain place or to help do something)
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

yayà (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜌ)

  1. invited personally to help do certain work
    Synonyms: yakag, niyakag

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ya‧ya
  • IPA(key): /jaˈja/, [jɐˈja]

Noun[edit]

yayá (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜌ) (obsolete)

  1. driving away or shooing maya birds
    Synonyms: bugaw, wasiwas, hiyaw, sibok
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ya‧ya
  • IPA(key): /jaˈjaʔ/, [jɐˈjaʔ]

Noun[edit]

yayâ (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜌ) (obsolete)

  1. name of the Baybayin letter ᜌ, corresponding to "ya"

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “yaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 171: “Combidar) Yaya (pp) llamando ꝑa combite fieſta o otra coſa”
    • page 396: “Llamar) Yaya (pp) combidando ꝑa algo”
    • page 437: “Munir) Yaya (pp) juntando la gente”
    • page 605: “Y) Yaya (pc) letra de la eſcritura tagala .|. yaya yaon .|. ᜌ . aba ſuſulat aco nang yaya? quieres q̃ eſcriua vna .y. de Indio? [yba din] ang yaya dito nang ſa Manila, vna y es [la de] aqui u otra đ M.”

Ternate[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

yaya

  1. mother
    Synonym: hera

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish یایا (yaya), from Old Turkic [script needed] (yadag). Cognate with Kazakh жаяу (jaäu) and Azerbaijani yayaq.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

yaya (definite accusative yayayı, plural yayalar)

  1. pedestrian; someone walking, instead of using a vehicle
  2. (military, historical) foot soldier

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominativeyaya
Definite accusativeyayayı
SingularPlural
Nominativeyayayayalar
Definite accusativeyayayıyayaları
Dativeyayayayayalara
Locativeyayadayayalarda
Ablativeyayadanyayalardan
Genitiveyayanınyayaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
SingularPlural
1st singularyayamyayalarım
2nd singularyayanyayaların
3rd singularyayasıyayaları
1st pluralyayamızyayalarımız
2nd pluralyayanızyayalarınız
3rd pluralyayalarıyayaları
Definite accusative
SingularPlural
1st singularyayamıyayalarımı
2nd singularyayanıyayalarını
3rd singularyayasınıyayalarını
1st pluralyayamızıyayalarımızı
2nd pluralyayanızıyayalarınızı
3rd pluralyayalarınıyayalarını
Dative
SingularPlural
1st singularyayamayayalarıma
2nd singularyayanayayalarına
3rd singularyayasınayayalarına
1st pluralyayamızayayalarımıza
2nd pluralyayanızayayalarınıza
3rd pluralyayalarınayayalarına
Locative
SingularPlural
1st singularyayamdayayalarımda
2nd singularyayandayayalarında
3rd singularyayasındayayalarında
1st pluralyayamızdayayalarımızda
2nd pluralyayanızdayayalarınızda
3rd pluralyayalarındayayalarında
Ablative
SingularPlural
1st singularyayamdanyayalarımdan
2nd singularyayandanyayalarından
3rd singularyayasındanyayalarından
1st pluralyayamızdanyayalarımızdan
2nd pluralyayanızdanyayalarınızdan
3rd pluralyayalarındanyayalarından
Genitive
SingularPlural
1st singularyayamınyayalarımın
2nd singularyayanınyayalarının
3rd singularyayasınınyayalarının
1st pluralyayamızınyayalarımızın
2nd pluralyayanızınyayalarınızın
3rd pluralyayalarınınyayalarının
Predicative forms
SingularPlural
1st singularyayayımyayalarım
2nd singularyayasınyayalarsın
3rd singularyaya
yayadır		yayalar
yayalardır
1st pluralyayayızyayalarız
2nd pluralyayasınızyayalarsınız
3rd pluralyayalaryayalardır

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Together with the polite baba (“father”), likely borrowed from Ternate yaya (“mother”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

yaya

  1. mother

Usage notes[edit]

The term yaya is used for addressing one's mother, whereas the terms mama and mamu are used for referring to a mother.

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[2], Pacific linguistics
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