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English
Etymology 1
From Japanese 榧 ( カヤ , kaya) .
Noun
kaya (plural kayas )
Torreya nucifera , the Japanese nutmeg tree.
Torreya grandis , the Chinese nutmeg yew .
Etymology 2
From Malay kaya , from kaya ( “ rich ” ) .[ 1]
Noun
kaya (uncountable )
A fruit curd made from a base of coconut milk , eggs and sugar , popular in Southeast Asia.
2008 , Preeta Samarasan , Evening is the Whole Day , Fourth Estate, page 125 :So they ate sliced Chinese white bread [...] spread thickly with sweet brown kaya .
References
Anagrams
Aguaruna
Noun
kaya
stone
Antillean Creole
Noun
kaya
marijuana
Fijian
Verb
kaya
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 , especially Tagalog may-kaya .
Adjective
kaya
rich , wealthy .
Synonym: sugih
( figurative ) powerful .
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adverb
kaya
Alternative spelling of kayak ( “ like, similar ” )
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
kaya
Rōmaji transcription of カヤ
Javanese
Adverb
kaya (krama kados )
like , such as
Kapampangan
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kəˈja/
IPA (key ) : /kəˈjaʔ/ ( obsolete )
Hyphenation: ka‧ya
Etymology 1
From ka + ya .
Determiner
kaya
his ; her
( colloquial ) its
Pronoun
kaya
his ; her ; hers
1617 , Francisco Coronel, Arte y reglas de la lengua Pampanga :Queta o carin queyá ? There or to his/her place?
( colloquial ) it
Preposition
kaya
from ; because
Synonyms: ibat , kasi , uling , onemong , eporke
Adverb
kaya
expression to indicate an uncertainty or doubt ; perhaps ; I wonder
Mangapakananu kaya ? I wonder what could have happened?
used with o to connect choices being considered with uncertainty
Saling laman o kaya asan bakanitang ipanapunan. Buy meat or perhaps fish for our dinner.
( informal ) expression for emphasis
Paneng manisip matsura. Tuknangan mu kaya . You always think something bad. just stop it, indeed!
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya , from Proto-Austronesian *kaya ( “ able, capable, strong, wealthy ” ) . Compare Malay kaya and Tagalog kaya (especially may-kaya ).
Adverb
kaya
rich :
Having a lot of wealth or money .
Mayakaya n ― rich person.
See also
Ladino
Etymology
Imperative of Old Spanish callar , Inherited from Vulgar Latin *callāre , from Latin chalāre , from Ancient Greek χαλάω ( khaláō ) .
Interjection
kaya
Be quiet! shut up !
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya , from Proto-Austronesian *kaya ( “ able, capable, strong, wealthy ” ) . Compare Kapampangan kaya and Tagalog kaya (especially Tagalog may-kaya ).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kaya (Jawi spelling کاي or کايا )
rich :
Having a lot of wealth or money .
keluarga kaya ― rich family
Having a lot of a certain thing; being rich in something.
kaya dengan sumber alam ― rich in natural resources
kaya dengan protein ― rich in protein
( Islam , figurative ) Having power ( of God ) .
Tuhan yang Maha Kaya ― the Almighty God
Affixations
Compounds
Descendants
Indonesian: kaya
→ Min Nan: 奎維 / 奎维 ( khe-ûi )
Noun
kaya (Jawi spelling کاي or کايا , informal 1st possessive kayaku , 2nd possessive kayamu , 3rd possessive kayanya )
Seri kaya , a custard sweet spread made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar.
Descendants
Further reading
Nyunga
kaia (in Minang dialect)
Interjection
kaya
hello
Particle
kaya
yes
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish calle .
Noun
kaya
street , road
Quechua
Adverb
kaya
tomorrow
the next day
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
kaya (n class , plural kaya )
village
household , homestead
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya ( “ able, capable, strong, wealthy ” ) . Compare Malay kaya ( “ wealth; power ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
kaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ )
ability ; capability ; competence
Synonym: kakayahan
means ; resources ; wealth ; wherewithal
Derived terms
Adjective
kaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ )
able to do; capable to do
Synonym: magagawa
Kaya natin ito!We can do this!
Adverb
kaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ )
ably ; in an able manner
Synonym: makakaya
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Conjunction
kayâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ )
so ; therefore ; hence
Synonyms: dahil doon , dahil diyan , sa gayon
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.
as a result ; consequently
Synonyms: samakatwid , anupa't
Adverb
kayâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ )
expression to indicate an uncertainty or doubt ; perhaps ; I wonder
Synonym: ( Bataan ) kali
Ano kaya ang nangyari? What could have happened?
used with o to connect choices being considered with uncertainty
Bumili ka ng karne o kaya ay isda para sa hapunan natin. Buy meat or perhaps fish for our dinner.
( informal ) expression for emphasis
Lagi mong iniisip na pangit ka. Maganda ka kaya . You always think you're ugly. You're very pretty, indeed!
See also
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
kayà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ ) ( archaic )
any hunting equipment
act of hunting for crocodiles in the river or for a man hiding in the mountain
Further reading
Anagrams
Tsonga
Etymology
Cognate with Zulu ikhaya .
Noun
kaya class 5 (plural makaya class 6 )
home
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قیا ( kaya ) , قایا ( kaya , “ rock ” ) , from Proto-Turkic *k(i)aya ( “ rock, mountain ” ) .[ 1] Possibly akin to Proto-Mongolic *kada ( “ rock ” ) (Mongolian хад ( xad , “ large rock, cliff ” ) ) and Proto-Tungusic *kada(r) ( “ rock ” ) (Evenki кадага ( kadaga , “ rock, cliff ” ) ), ( Can this (+ ) etymology be sourced ?) however Old Turkic -y- instead of the expected -d- is baffling, EDAL suggests Old Turkic ( kaya , “ rock ” ) is perhaps a borrowing from some archaic "y-dialect"[ 2] such as Oghuz, Karluk and Kipchak languages where regular d→δ→y evolution took place. Helimski (1995)[ 3] suggests a borrowing from Proto-Samoyedic *koəjə ( “ mountain ” ) .
cognates
Cognate with Old Turkic ( kaya , “ rock ” ) , Azerbaijani qaya ( “ rock ” ) , Bashkir ҡая ( qaya , “ rock, cliff ” ) , Khakas хая ( xaya , “ rock ” ) , Turkmen gaýa ( “ rock, cliff ” ) , Tuvan хая ( xaya , “ rock ” ) , Uzbek qoya ( “ rock, cliff ” ) , Yakut хайа ( qaya , “ mountain ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
kaya (definite accusative kayayı , plural kayalar )
huge rock ; large rock mass
rock cliff , rock precipice , palisade
Declension
Derived terms
References
^ 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
^ 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
^ 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.