Nyonya
See also: nyonya
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editNyonya (plural Nyonyas)
- (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) A female Peranakan
- (formal, Indonesia) An honorific title used before the name of a married woman
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editIndonesian
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editNyonya
- (formal) An honorific title used before the name of a married woman. Used in formal situation, example: ticket, invitation, etc.
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editMalay
editEtymology
editSee nyonya.
Pronunciation
edit- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɲoɲə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ɲoɲa/
- Rhymes: -oɲə, -ɲə, -ə
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
editNyonya (Jawi spelling ڽوڽا, plural Nyonya-Nyonya, informal 1st possessive Nyonyaku, 2nd possessive Nyonyamu, 3rd possessive Nyonyanya)
- A female Peranakan (mostly found in Malacca, who speak Baba Malay, and historically descend from colonial Straits-born Chinese)
- A female descendant of Peranakans (Baba Nyonya)
Descendants
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editFurther reading
edit- Baba Nyonya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “Nyonya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڽوڽه nyonyah”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 700
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “nyonya”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 182
- Dalgado, Sebastião Rodolfo (1936) Xavier, Anthony, transl., Portuguese Vocables in Asiatic Languages[1], Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 136-8
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