paya

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See also: Paya and -paya

English

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Etymology

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Noun

paya (uncountable)

  1. A dish from the Indian subcontinent, made from an animal's trotters cooked with herbs and spices.

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Asturian

Alternative forms

  • pacha (Patsuezu, Miranda, Quirós, Teberga, A Estierna)
  • payya (Western Brañas)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin palea, compare Galician palla, Spanish paja.

Pronunciation

Noun

paya f (uncountable)

  1. straw

Derived terms

References

  • “paya” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

Aymara

Pronunciation

Numeral

paya

  1. two.
    wak uñasktwa
    I see two cows

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay paya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paja/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ya

Noun

paya

  1. swamp

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ya

Noun

paya

  1. a bowl made out of a coconut shell, approximately a third of the coconut fruit

French

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Verb

paya

  1. third-person singular past historic of payer

Kwama

Noun

paya

  1. clay
  2. clay pot

References

  • Goldberg, Justin, Asadik, Habte, Bekama, Jiregna, Mengistu, Mulat (2016) Gwama – English Dictionary, SIL International

Malay

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

paya (Jawi spelling ڤايا, plural paya-paya, informal 1st possessive payaku, 2nd possessive payamu, 3rd possessive payanya)

  1. swamp, marsh, fen

Further reading

Nheengatu

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈpa.ja/

Noun

paya (plural paya-itá)

  1. father (male parent)

Coordinate terms

  • manha (mother)
  • (brother - of a man)
  • endira (sister - of a man)
  • kiwira (brother - of a woman)
  • amú (sister - of a woman)
  • aíra (son - of a man)
  • ayera (daughter - of a man)
  • membira (child - of a woman)

Quechua

Adjective

paya

  1. old (woman or female)

Noun

paya

  1. old woman
  2. nest

Declension

See also

Spanish

Noun

paya f (plural payas)

  1. female equivalent of payo (non-gypsy)

Adjective

paya f

  1. feminine singular of payo

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

paya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌ)

  1. tally; count
    Synonyms: bilang, tantos
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

paya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌ)

  1. drinking something in one gulp
    Synonyms: pagpaya, higop
See also

Further reading

  • paya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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