ayam

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See also: ayaṃ
Languages (30)
Aklanon • Bikol Central • Brunei Malay • Buhi'non Bikol • Cebuano • Iban • Indonesian • Inonhan • Iriga Bicolano • Isnag • Kagayanen • Kinaray-a • Libon Bikol • Lubuagan Kalinga • Malay • Maranao • Masbate Sorsogon • Masbatenyo • Miraya Bikol • Northern Catanduanes Bicolano • Ratagnon • Romblomanon • Sakizaya • Southern Catanduanes Bicolano • Tagalog • Waray Sorsogon • Waray-Waray • West Albay Bikol • Yogad • Zazaki
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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Bikol Central

Sarong ayam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔajam/
  • Hyphenation: a‧yam

Noun

áyam (Basahan spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. dog
    Synonym: ido

See also

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ajam/
  • (Kedayan) IPA(key): /hajam/
  • Hyphenation: a‧yam

Noun

ayam

  1. chicken (bird)
  2. chicken (meat)

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayám

  1. dog

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

Noun

áyam (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. dog
    Synonym: iro/ido

Iban

Noun

ayam

  1. toy

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay ayam, from hayam, from Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam (plural ayam-ayam)

  1. (bird) A bird of the order Galliformes, generally refers to chicken (Gallus gallus) or fowl.
  2. The meat from this bird eaten as food.
    Ayam goreng sini sangat enak. ― The fried chicken here is very tasty.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Chinese 雞／鸡 (“female prostitute”, literally “chicken”).

Noun

ayam (plural ayam-ayam)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) slut, prostitute.
Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Iriga Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Isnag

Noun

ayam

  1. toy

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Kinaray-a

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Libon Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayám

  1. dog

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. animal

Malay

ayam (1)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hayam, from Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Prostitute sense is a semantic loan from Chinese 雞 / 鸡 (“female prostitute”, literally “chicken”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ayam (Jawi spelling ايم, plural ayam-ayam, informal 1st possessive ayamku, 2nd possessive ayammu, 3rd possessive ayamnya)

  1. chicken (bird)
  2. chicken (meat)
  3. (slang) female prostitute
    Synonym: pelacur

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ayam
  • Madurese: ajâm

Further reading

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. animal

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Bikol Central ayam, from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog
    Synonym: ido

Miraya Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayám

  1. dog

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Romblomanon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Sakizaya

Etymology

Compare Malay ayam/hayam and Indonesian ayam.

Pronunciation

Noun

ayam

  1. bird

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Pronunciation

Noun

ayam (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔) (archaic)

  1. guard dog
    Synonym: aso

See also

  • ganid (“hunting dog”)

Further reading

  • “ayam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qayam₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. dog

West Albay Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayám

  1. dog

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

ayam

  1. animal

Zazaki

Noun

ayam

  1. air
  2. weather
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