See also: ayaṃ

Aklanon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Bikol Central edit

 
Sarong ayam

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔajam/, [ˈʔa.jam]
  • Hyphenation: a‧yam

Noun edit

áyam (Basahan spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. dog
    Synonym: ido

See also edit

Brunei Malay edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ajam/
  • (Kedayan) IPA(key): /hajam/
  • Hyphenation: a‧yam

Noun edit

ayam

  1. chicken (bird)
  2. chicken (meat)

Buhi'non Bikol edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayám

  1. dog

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

áyam (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. dog
    Synonym: iro/ido

Iban edit

Noun edit

ayam

  1. toy

Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.jam/
  • Hyphenation: a‧yam

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay ayam, from hayam, from Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam (plural ayam-ayam, first-person possessive ayamku, second-person possessive ayammu, third-person possessive ayamnya)

  1. (bird) A bird of the order Galliformes, generally refers to chicken (Gallus gallus) or fowl.
  2. The meat from this bird eaten as food.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Semantic loan from Chinese (“female prostitute”, literally “chicken”).

Noun edit

ayam (plural ayam-ayam, first-person possessive ayamku, second-person possessive ayammu, third-person possessive ayamnya)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) slut, prostitute.
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Inonhan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Iriga Bicolano edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Isnag edit

Noun edit

ayam

  1. toy

Kagayanen edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Kinaray-a edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Libon Bikol edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayám

  1. dog

Lubuagan Kalinga edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. animal

Malay edit

 
ayam (1)

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From hayam, from Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ayam (Jawi spelling ايم, plural ayam-ayam, informal 1st possessive ayamku, 2nd possessive ayammu, 3rd possessive ayamnya)

  1. chicken (bird)
  2. chicken (meat)

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: ayam
  • Madurese: ajâm

Further reading edit

Maranao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. animal

Masbate Sorsogon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Masbatenyo edit

Etymology edit

From Bikol Central ayam, from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog
    Synonym: ido

Miraya Bikol edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayám

  1. dog

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Ratagnon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Romblomanon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Sakizaya edit

Noun edit

ayam

  1. bird

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: a‧yam
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔajam/, [ˈʔa.jɐm]

Noun edit

ayam (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. (archaic) guard dog (differentiating it from the ganid (hunting dog))
    Synonym: aso

Further reading edit

  • ayam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*qayam₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Waray Sorsogon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

Waray-Waray edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. dog

West Albay Bikol edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayám

  1. dog

Yogad edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun edit

ayam

  1. animal

Zazaki edit

Noun edit

ayam

  1. air
  2. weather