dayah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdajah/
• Hyphenation: da‧yah
• Rhymes: -jah, -ah, -h

Etymology 1

From Malay dayah, from Persian دایه (dâya, “nurse, foster-mother; midwife”).

Noun

dayah (plural dayah-dayah, first-person possessive dayahku, second-person possessive dayahmu, third-person possessive dayahnya)

1. foster mother

   Synonyms: ibu susu, inang pengasuh

Etymology 2

From Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya, “corner”). The recitations at the time of the Prophet were carried out in the corners of the mosque.

Noun

dayah (plural dayah-dayah, first-person possessive dayahku, second-person possessive dayahmu, third-person possessive dayahnya)

1. Islamic religious education institution (Aceh)

Further reading

• “dayah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.