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ayah¹

  • /ˈaɪ.ə/
  • /ˈɑːjə/

Where it comes from

From various Indian languages (e.g. Hindi आया (āyā, “dry nurse, nanny”)), from Portuguese aia (“nurse, governess”), from Latin avia (“grandmother”).

noun ayahs

  1. A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia. She manufactured the Station scandal, and talked to her ayah.

ayah²

  • /ˈaɪ.(j)ɑː/
  • /ˈaɪ.ə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya, “sign, token”).

noun ayahs · ayat

  1. A verse in the Quran.

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noun a South Asian maid or nanny

हिन्दीआया āyā

noun a verse in the Qur'an

Españolaleya
日本語アーヤ
中文阿亞 /阿亚 āyà
हिन्दीआयत āyat
Françaisaya
Русскийая́т aját
العربيةآيَة ʔāya
עבריתאַיָּה ayá

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"ayah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ayah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ayah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ayah

Chicago

"ayah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ayah.

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@misc{ayah_2026,
  title = {ayah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ayah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}