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Barngarla
Pronunciation
Noun
gaya
- 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
- condition; circumstance
- style
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto gaja, English gay, French gai, Italian gaio.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gaya
- merry, gay, cheerful
Derived terms
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)
- power, strength
- Synonyms: kekuatan, kuat
- (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)
- attitude, gesture, manner
- Synonyms: sikap, gerakan
- style
- Synonym: ragam
- (music) genre
Adjective
gaya
- (colloquial) elegant, beautiful.
- Synonyms: bergaya, elok
Derived terms
Further reading
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
Verb
gaya (infinitive kũgaya)
- to divide
Derived terms
(Nouns)
(Verbs)
(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)
- (Kinyarwanda) be ungrateful
- (Kirundi) hate, despise
Spanish
Adjective
gaya f
- feminine singular of gayo
Verb
gaya
- inflection of gayar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
gaya (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜌ)
- imitation; copying
- Synonyms: paggaya, pagtulad, paggagad, pagkopya
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
gaya (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜌ)
- imitated; copied
- Synonyms: ginaya, kinopya, hinuwad, ginagad
- 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
Anagrams
Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡaːja/
Verb
-gaya
- (transitive) to grind
Inflection
Tone L
|
Infinitive
|
ukugaya
|
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Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukugaya
|
ukungagayi
|
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Imperative
|
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Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
gaya
|
-gaye
|
Plural
|
gayani
|
-gayeni
|
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Present
|
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Positive absolute
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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
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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
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buyagaya, bugaya
|
obugayayo, obugaya
|
bugaya
|
abugayi
|
obungagayi
|
bungagayi
|
Class 15
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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
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bugayile, bugayē
|
obugayile, obugayē
|
bugayile, bugayē
|
abugayanga
|
obungagayanga
|
bungagayanga
|
Class 15
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kugayile, kugayē
|
okugayile, okugayē
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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