gaya

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See also: Gaya and gayá

Barngarla

Pronunciation

Noun

gaya

  1. spear

References

Iban

Etymology

From Malay gaya, probably from Sanskrit गय (gaya, “acquired or conquered properties”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ja/
  • Rhymes: -ja
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ya

Noun

gaya

  1. condition; circumstance
  2. style

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto gaja, English gay, French gai, Italian gaio.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gaya

  1. merry, gay, cheerful

Derived terms

  • gayeskar (“to lighten, elate”)
  • gayigar (“to make merry, lighten, elate”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay gaya, probably from Sanskrit गय (gaya, “acquired or conquered properties”) or वयस् (vayas, “power”).

Noun

gaya (plural gaya-gaya, first-person possessive gayaku, second-person possessive gayamu, third-person possessive gayanya)

  1. power, strength
    Synonyms: kekuatan, kuat
  2. (physics) force: a physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
    Synonyms: forsa, kakas
    Synonym: daya (Standard Malay)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay gaya, probably from Sanskrit गय (gaya, “acquired or conquered properties”).

Noun

gaya (plural gaya-gaya, first-person possessive gayaku, second-person possessive gayamu, third-person possessive gayanya)

  1. attitude, gesture, manner
    Synonyms: sikap, gerakan
  2. style
    Synonym: ragam
  3. (music) genre

Adjective

gaya

  1. (colloquial) elegant, beautiful.
    Synonyms: bergaya, elok

Derived terms

Further reading

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

Verb

gaya (infinitive kũgaya)

  1. to divide

Derived terms

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Related terms

(Nouns)

References

  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-gaya (infinitive kugaya, perfective -gaye)

  1. (Kinyarwanda) be ungrateful
  2. (Kirundi) hate, despise

Spanish

Adjective

gaya f

  1. feminine singular of gayo

Verb

gaya

  1. inflection of gayar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaja/,

Noun

gaya (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜌ)

  1. imitation; copying
    Synonyms: paggaya, pagtulad, paggagad, pagkopya

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

gaya (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜌ)

  1. imitated; copied
    Synonyms: ginaya, kinopya, hinuwad, ginagad
  2. like; similar to
    Synonyms: kagaya, katulad, tulad
    Gaya ng pusa ko ang pusa mo.
    Your cat is like my cat.

Further reading

  • “gaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡaːja/

Verb

-gaya

  1. (transitive) to grind

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukugaya
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukugaya ukungagayi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular gaya -gaye
Plural gayani -gayeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyagaya, ngigaya engigayayo, engigaya ngigaya angigayi engingagayi ngingagayi
2nd singular uyagaya, ugaya ogayayo, ogaya ugaya awugayi ongagayi ungagayi
1st plural siyagaya, sigaya esigayayo, esigaya sigaya asigayi esingagayi singagayi
2nd plural niyagaya, nigaya enigayayo, enigaya nigaya anigayi eningagayi ningagayi
Class 1 uyagaya, ugaya ogayayo, ogaya egaya akagayi ongagayi engagayi
Class 2 bayagaya, bagaya abagayayo, abagaya begaya abagayi abangagayi bengagayi
Class 3 uyagaya, ugaya ogayayo, ogaya ugaya awugayi ongagayi ungagayi
Class 4 iyagaya, igaya egayayo, egaya igaya ayigayi engagayi ingagayi
Class 5 liyagaya, ligaya eligayayo, eligaya ligaya aligayi elingagayi lingagayi
Class 6 ayagaya, agaya agayayo, agaya egaya awagayi angagayi engagayi
Class 7 siyagaya, sigaya esigayayo, esigaya sigaya asigayi esingagayi singagayi
Class 8 ziyagaya, zigaya ezigayayo, ezigaya zigaya azigayi ezingagayi zingagayi
Class 9 iyagaya, igaya egayayo, egaya igaya ayigayi engagayi ingagayi
Class 10 ziyagaya, zigaya ezigayayo, ezigaya zigaya azigayi ezingagayi zingagayi
Class 11 luyagaya, lugaya olugayayo, olugaya lugaya alugayi olungagayi lungagayi
Class 14 buyagaya, bugaya obugayayo, obugaya bugaya abugayi obungagayi bungagayi
Class 15 kuyagaya, kugaya okugayayo, okugaya kugaya akugayi okungagayi kungagayi
Class 17 kuyagaya, kugaya okugayayo, okugaya kugaya akugayi okungagayi kungagayi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngigayile, ngigayē engigayile, engigayē ngigayile, ngigayē angigayanga engingagayanga ngingagayanga
2nd singular ugayile, ugayē ogayile, ogayē ugayile, ugayē awugayanga ongagayanga ungagayanga
1st plural sigayile, sigayē esigayile, esigayē sigayile, sigayē asigayanga esingagayanga singagayanga
2nd plural nigayile, nigayē enigayile, enigayē nigayile, nigayē anigayanga eningagayanga ningagayanga
Class 1 ugayile, ugayē ogayile, ogayē egayile, egayē akagayanga ongagayanga engagayanga
Class 2 bagayile, bagayē abagayile, abagayē begayile, begayē abagayanga abangagayanga bengagayanga
Class 3 ugayile, ugayē ogayile, ogayē ugayile, ugayē awugayanga ongagayanga ungagayanga
Class 4 igayile, igayē egayile, egayē igayile, igayē ayigayanga engagayanga ingagayanga
Class 5 ligayile, ligayē eligayile, eligayē ligayile, ligayē aligayanga elingagayanga lingagayanga
Class 6 agayile, agayē agayile, agayē egayile, egayē awagayanga angagayanga engagayanga
Class 7 sigayile, sigayē esigayile, esigayē sigayile, sigayē asigayanga esingagayanga singagayanga
Class 8 zigayile, zigayē ezigayile, ezigayē zigayile, zigayē azigayanga ezingagayanga zingagayanga
Class 9 igayile, igayē egayile, egayē igayile, igayē ayigayanga engagayanga ingagayanga
Class 10 zigayile, zigayē ezigayile, ezigayē zigayile, zigayē azigayanga ezingagayanga zingagayanga
Class 11 lugayile, lugayē olugayile, olugayē lugayile, lugayē alugayanga olungagayanga lungagayanga
Class 14 bugayile, bugayē obugayile, obugayē bugayile, bugayē abugayanga obungagayanga bungagayanga
Class 15 kugayile, kugayē okugayile, okugayē kugayile, kugayē akugayanga okungagayanga kungagayanga
Class 17 kugayile, kugayē okugayile, okugayē kugayile, kugayē akugayanga okungagayanga kungagayanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāgaya engāgaya ngāgaya angigayanga engingagayanga ngingagayanga
2nd singular wāgaya owāgaya wāgaya awugayanga ongagayanga ungagayanga
1st plural sāgaya esāgaya sāgaya asigayanga esingagayanga singagayanga
2nd plural nāgaya enāgaya nāgaya anigayanga eningagayanga ningagayanga
Class 1 wāgaya owāgaya āgaya akagayanga ongagayanga engagayanga
Class 2 bāgaya abāgaya bāgaya abagayanga abangagayanga bengagayanga
Class 3 wāgaya owāgaya wāgaya awugayanga ongagayanga ungagayanga
Class 4 yāgaya eyāgaya yāgaya ayigayanga engagayanga ingagayanga
Class 5 lāgaya elāgaya lāgaya aligayanga elingagayanga lingagayanga
Class 6 āgaya āgaya āgaya awagayanga angagayanga engagayanga
Class 7 sāgaya esāgaya sāgaya asigayanga esingagayanga singagayanga
Class 8 zāgaya ezāgaya zāgaya azigayanga ezingagayanga zingagayanga
Class 9 yāgaya eyāgaya yāgaya ayigayanga engagayanga ingagayanga
Class 10 zāgaya ezāgaya zāgaya azigayanga ezingagayanga zingagayanga
Class 11 lwāgaya olwāgaya lwāgaya alugayanga olungagayanga lungagayanga
Class 14 bāgaya obāgaya bāgaya abugayanga obungagayanga bungagayanga
Class 15 kwāgaya okwāgaya kwāgaya akugayanga okungagayanga kungagayanga
Class 17 kwāgaya okwāgaya kwāgaya akugayanga okungagayanga kungagayanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingagaya — ngingagaya ngingegaye — ngingegaye
2nd singular ungagaya — ungagaya ungegaye — ungegaye
1st plural singagaya — singagaya singegaye — singegaye
2nd plural ningagaya — ningagaya ningegaye — ningegaye
Class 1 angagaya — engagaya angegaye — engegaye
Class 2 bangagaya — bengagaya bangegaye — bengegaye
Class 3 ungagaya — ungagaya ungegaye — ungegaye
Class 4 ingagaya — ingagaya ingegaye — ingegaye
Class 5 lingagaya — lingagaya lingegaye — lingegaye
Class 6 angagaya — engagaya angegaye — engegaye
Class 7 singagaya — singagaya singegaye — singegaye
Class 8 zingagaya — zingagaya zingegaye — zingegaye
Class 9 ingagaya — ingagaya ingegaye — ingegaye
Class 10 zingagaya — zingagaya zingegaye — zingegaye
Class 11 lungagaya — lungagaya lungegaye — lungegaye
Class 14 bungagaya — bungagaya bungegaye — bungegaye
Class 15 kungagaya — kungagaya kungegaye — kungegaye
Class 17 kungagaya — kungagaya kungegaye — kungegaye
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizogaya engizogaya ngizogaya angizugaya engingezugaya ngingezugaya
2nd singular uzogaya ozogaya uzogaya awuzugaya ongezugaya ungezugaya
1st plural sizogaya esizogaya sizogaya asizugaya esingezugaya singezugaya
2nd plural nizogaya enizogaya nizogaya anizugaya eningezugaya ningezugaya
Class 1 uzogaya ozogaya ezogaya akazugaya ongezugaya engezugaya
Class 2 bazogaya abazogaya bezogaya abazugaya abangezugaya bengezugaya
Class 3 uzogaya ozogaya uzogaya awuzugaya ongezugaya ungezugaya
Class 4 izogaya ezogaya izogaya ayizugaya engezugaya ingezugaya
Class 5 lizogaya elizogaya lizogaya alizugaya elingezugaya lingezugaya
Class 6 azogaya azogaya ezogaya awazugaya angezugaya engezugaya
Class 7 sizogaya esizogaya sizogaya asizugaya esingezugaya singezugaya
Class 8 zizogaya ezizogaya zizogaya azizugaya ezingezugaya zingezugaya
Class 9 izogaya ezogaya izogaya ayizugaya engezugaya ingezugaya
Class 10 zizogaya ezizogaya zizogaya azizugaya ezingezugaya zingezugaya
Class 11 luzogaya oluzogaya luzogaya aluzugaya olungezugaya lungezugaya
Class 14 buzogaya obuzogaya buzogaya abuzugaya obungezugaya bungezugaya
Class 15 kuzogaya okuzogaya kuzogaya akuzugaya okungezugaya kungezugaya
Class 17 kuzogaya okuzogaya kuzogaya akuzugaya okungezugaya kungezugaya
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyogaya engiyogaya ngiyogaya angiyugaya engingeyugaya ngingeyugaya
2nd singular uyogaya oyogaya uyogaya awuyugaya ongeyugaya ungeyugaya
1st plural siyogaya esiyogaya siyogaya asiyugaya esingeyugaya singeyugaya
2nd plural niyogaya eniyogaya niyogaya aniyugaya eningeyugaya ningeyugaya
Class 1 uyogaya oyogaya eyogaya akayugaya ongeyugaya engeyugaya
Class 2 bayogaya abayogaya beyogaya abayugaya abangeyugaya bengeyugaya
Class 3 uyogaya oyogaya uyogaya awuyugaya ongeyugaya ungeyugaya
Class 4 iyogaya eyogaya iyogaya ayiyugaya engeyugaya ingeyugaya
Class 5 liyogaya eliyogaya liyogaya aliyugaya elingeyugaya lingeyugaya
Class 6 ayogaya ayogaya eyogaya awayugaya angeyugaya engeyugaya
Class 7 siyogaya esiyogaya siyogaya asiyugaya esingeyugaya singeyugaya
Class 8 ziyogaya eziyogaya ziyogaya aziyugaya ezingeyugaya zingeyugaya
Class 9 iyogaya eyogaya iyogaya ayiyugaya engeyugaya ingeyugaya
Class 10 ziyogaya eziyogaya ziyogaya aziyugaya ezingeyugaya zingeyugaya
Class 11 luyogaya oluyogaya luyogaya aluyugaya olungeyugaya lungeyugaya
Class 14 buyogaya obuyogaya buyogaya abuyugaya obungeyugaya bungeyugaya
Class 15 kuyogaya okuyogaya kuyogaya akuyugaya okungeyugaya kungeyugaya
Class 17 kuyogaya okuyogaya kuyogaya akuyugaya okungeyugaya kungeyugaya
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngigaye ngingagayi
2nd singular ugaye ungagayi
1st plural sigaye singagayi
2nd plural nigaye ningagayi
Class 1 agaye angagayi
Class 2 bagaye bangagayi
Class 3 ugaye ungagayi
Class 4 igaye ingagayi
Class 5 ligaye lingagayi
Class 6 agaye angagayi
Class 7 sigaye singagayi
Class 8 zigaye zingagayi
Class 9 igaye ingagayi
Class 10 zigaye zingagayi
Class 11 lugaye lungagayi
Class 14 bugaye bungagayi
Class 15 kugaye kungagayi
Class 17 kugaye kungagayi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngagaya ngangagaya, angagaya, angangagaya
2nd singular wagaya wangagaya, awagaya, awangagaya
1st plural sagaya sangagaya, asagaya, asangagaya
2nd plural nagaya nangagaya, anagaya, anangagaya
Class 1 wagaya wangagaya, akagaya, akangagaya
Class 2 bagaya bangagaya, abagaya, abangagaya
Class 3 wagaya wangagaya, awagaya, awangagaya
Class 4 yagaya yangagaya, ayagaya, ayangagaya
Class 5 lagaya langagaya, alagaya, alangagaya
Class 6 agaya angagaya, awagaya, awangagaya
Class 7 sagaya sangagaya, asagaya, asangagaya
Class 8 zagaya zangagaya, azagaya, azangagaya
Class 9 yagaya yangagaya, ayagaya, ayangagaya
Class 10 zagaya zangagaya, azagaya, azangagaya
Class 11 lwagaya lwangagaya, alwagaya, alwangagaya
Class 14 bagaya bangagaya, abagaya, abangagaya
Class 15 kwagaya kwangagaya, akwagaya, akwangagaya
Class 17 kwagaya kwangagaya, akwagaya, akwangagaya

References

Wikious
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