kaya

See also: Kaya, kāya, and ka'ya

English

Etymology 1

From Japanese 榧 (カヤ, kaya).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪə/, /ˈkɑjə/

Noun

kaya (plural kayas)

1. Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
2. Torreya grandis, the Chinese nutmeg yew.

Etymology 2

From Malay kaya, from kaya (“rich”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑjɑ/, /-ə/, [ˈkʰ-], [ˈk-]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪə/, /ˈkɑjə/

Noun

kaya (uncountable)

1. A fruit curd made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar, popular in Southeast Asia.
   • 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 125:

     So they ate sliced Chinese white bread […] spread thickly with sweet brown kaya.

Derived terms

• kaya toast

Anagrams

• Yaka

Aguaruna

Noun

kaya

1. stone

Antillean Creole

Noun

kaya

1. marijuana

Fijian

Verb

kaya

1. to answer, to respond

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ja/, [ˈka.ja]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ya

Etymology 1

From Malay kaya (“rich”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya, from Proto-Austronesian *kaya (“able, capable, strong, wealthy”). Cognate of Tagalog kaya, especially Tagalog may-kaya.

Adjective

kaya

1. rich, wealthy

   Synonym: sugih

2. (figurative) powerful

Derived terms

• diperkaya
• kekayaan
• memperkaya
• mengayakan
• pengayaan
• terkaya

Etymology 2

Adverb

kaya

1. Alternative spelling of kayak (“like, similar”)

Further reading

• “kaya” 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.

Japanese

Romanization

kaya

1. Rōmaji transcription of カヤ

Javanese

Adverb

kaya (krama kados)

1. like, such as

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• caya (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)
• keya
• queya (Súlat Bacúlud)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈja/ [kəˈjä]
• IPA^(key): /kəˈjaʔ/ [kəˈjäʔ] (obsolete)
• Hyphenation: ka‧ya

Etymology 1

From ka +‎ ya.

Determiner

kaya

1. his; her
2. (colloquial) its

Pronoun

kaya

1. his; her; hers
   • 1617, Francisco Coronel, Arte y reglas de la lengua Pampanga:

     Queta o carin queyá?

     There or to his/her place?

2. (colloquial) it

Preposition

kaya

1. from; because

   Synonyms: ibat, kasi, uling, onemong, eporke

Adverb

kaya

1. expression to indicate an uncertainty or doubt; perhaps; I wonder

   Mangapakananu kaya?

   I wonder what could have happened?

2. used with o to connect choices being considered with uncertainty

   Saling laman o kaya asan bakanitang ipanapunan.

   Buy meat or perhaps fish for our dinner.

3. (informal) expression for emphasis

   Paneng manisip matsura. Tuknangan mu kaya.

   You always think something bad. just stop it, indeed!

See also

Kapampangan personal pronouns

		absolute		ergative	oblique
		disjunctive	enclitic
first person	singular	aku/i aku/yaku	ku		kanaku
	plural inclusive	ikatamu	katamu/tamu	tamu/ta	kekatamu
	plural exclusive	ikami, ike	kami/ke	mi	kekami/keke
second person	singular	ika	ka	mu	keka
	plural	ikayu/iko	kayu/ko	yu	kekayu/keko
third person	singular	iya/ya	ya	na	keya/kaya
	plural	ila	la	da/ra	karela

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya, from Proto-Austronesian *kaya (“able, capable, strong, wealthy”). Compare Malay kaya and Tagalog kaya (especially may-kaya).

Adverb

kaya

1. rich:
   1. Having a lot of wealth or money.

      Mayakayan ― rich person.

See also

• kana
• kane
• kanu
• kayi

Ladino

Alternative forms

• kayadesǃ

Etymology

Imperative of Old Spanish callar, Inherited from Vulgar Latin *callāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).

Interjection

kaya

1. Be quiet! shut up!

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya, from Proto-Austronesian *kaya (“able, capable, strong, wealthy”). Compare Kapampangan kaya and Tagalog kaya (especially Tagalog may-kaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaja/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [kajə]
• Rhymes: -ja, -a
• Hyphenation: ka‧ya

Adjective

kaya (Jawi spelling کاي or کايا)

1. rich:
   1. Having a lot of wealth or money.

      keluarga kaya ― rich family

   2. Having a lot of a certain thing; being rich in something.

      kaya dengan sumber alam ― rich in natural resources

      kaya dengan protein ― rich in protein

2. (Islam, figurative) Having power (of God).

   Tuhan yang Maha Kaya ― the Almighty God

Affixations

• dikayakan
• diperkaya
• kayakan
• kekayaan
• memperkaya
• mengayakan
• pemerkayaan
• pengayaan
• perkaya
• terkaya

Compounds

• bahasa yang kaya
• kaya anak
• kaya baru
• kaya hati
• kaya hutang
• kaya-raya
• maha kaya
• Maha Kaya
• orang kaya
• seri kaya

Descendants

• Indonesian: kaya
• → Min Nan: 奎維 / 奎维 (khe-ûi)

Noun

kaya (Jawi spelling کاي or کايا)

1. Seri kaya, a custard sweet spread made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar.

Descendants

• → English: kaya
• → Thai: สังขยา (sǎng-kà-yǎa)
  • → Khmer: សង់ខ្យា (sɑngkhyaa)
  • → Lao: ສັງຂຍາ (sang kha nyā)

Further reading

• “kaya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology 1

From Malay kaya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ja/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ya

Adjective

kaya

1. rich

   orang kaya ― rich person

Etymology 2

From Indonesian kayak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈja/, /ˈka.ja/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ya

Adverb

kayá or kaya

1. like (as, the way)

   Dia kaya ta pe tamang.

   He is like my friend.

Nyunga

Alternative forms

kaia (in Minang dialect)

Interjection

kaya

1. hello

Particle

kaya

1. yes

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish calle.

Noun

kaya

1. street, road

Quechua

Adverb

kaya

1. tomorrow
2. the next day

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kaya class IX (plural kaya class X)

1. village
2. household, homestead

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya (“able, capable, strong, wealthy”). Compare Malay kaya (“wealth; power”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkaja/ [ˈkaː.jɐ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ka‧ya

Noun

kaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ)

1. ability; capability; competence

   Synonym: kakayahan

2. means; resources; wealth; wherewithal

Derived terms

• abot-kaya
• bigay-kaya
• kakayahan
• kawalang-kaya
• kayahin (kayanin)
• likas-kaya
• likas-kayang pag-unlad
• makaya
• may-kaya
• ubos-kaya
• walang-kaya

Adjective

kaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ)

1. able to do; capable to do

   Synonym: magagawa

   Kaya natin ito!

   We can do this!

Adverb

kaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ)

1. ably; in an able manner

   Synonym: makakaya

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• kaya't
• kung kaya
• kanya

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈjaʔ/ [kɐˈjaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧ya

Conjunction

kayâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ)

1. so; therefore; hence

   Synonyms: dahil doon, dahil diyan, sa gayon

   Marami siyang ginawang trabaho, kaya pag-uwi niya'y nakatulog siya agad.

   He'd done a lot of work, so as soon as he got home, he fell asleep instantly.

2. as a result; consequently

   Synonyms: samakatwid, anupa't

Adverb

kayâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ)

1. expression to indicate an uncertainty or doubt; perhaps; I wonder

   Synonym: (Bataan) kali

   Ano kaya ang nangyari?

   What could have happened?

2. used with o to connect choices being considered with uncertainty

   Bumili ka ng karne o kaya ay isda para sa hapunan natin.

   Buy meat or perhaps fish for our dinner.

3. (informal) expression for emphasis

   Lagi mong iniisip na pangit ka. Maganda ka kaya.

   You always think you're ugly. You're very pretty, indeed!

See also

• kaya lang
• kaya nga
• kaya pala
• naman

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkajaʔ/ [ˈkaː.jɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ajaʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧ya

Noun

kayà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ) (archaic)

1. any hunting equipment
2. act of hunting for crocodiles in the river or for a man hiding in the mountain

Further reading

• “kaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

Anagrams

• akay

Tsonga

Etymology

Cognate with Zulu ikhaya.

Noun

kaya class 5 (plural makaya class 6)

1. home

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قیا (kaya), قایا (kaya, “rock”), from Proto-Turkic *kaya (“rock, mountain”).

Cognates

Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (kaya, “rock”), Azerbaijani qaya (“rock”), Bashkir ҡая (qaya, “rock, cliff”), Khakas хая (xaya, “rock”), Turkmen gaýa (“rock, cliff”), Tuvan хая (xaya, “rock”), Uzbek qoya (“rock, cliff”), Yakut хайа (qaya, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈja]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ka‧ya

Noun

kaya (definite accusative kayayı, plural kayalar)

1. huge rock; large rock mass
2. rock cliff, rock precipice, palisade

Declension

Declension of kaya

singular plural nominative kaya kayalar definite accusative kayayı kayaları dative kayaya kayalara locative kayada kayalarda ablative kayadan kayalardan genitive kayanın kayaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular kayam kayalarım 2nd singular kayan kayaların 3rd singular kayası kayaları 1st plural kayamız kayalarımız 2nd plural kayanız kayalarınız 3rd plural kayaları kayaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular kayamı kayalarımı 2nd singular kayanı kayalarını 3rd singular kayasını kayalarını 1st plural kayamızı kayalarımızı 2nd plural kayanızı kayalarınızı 3rd plural kayalarını kayalarını dative singular plural 1st singular kayama kayalarıma 2nd singular kayana kayalarına 3rd singular kayasına kayalarına 1st plural kayamıza kayalarımıza 2nd plural kayanıza kayalarınıza 3rd plural kayalarına kayalarına locative singular plural 1st singular kayamda kayalarımda 2nd singular kayanda kayalarında 3rd singular kayasında kayalarında 1st plural kayamızda kayalarımızda 2nd plural kayanızda kayalarınızda 3rd plural kayalarında kayalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular kayamdan kayalarımdan 2nd singular kayandan kayalarından 3rd singular kayasından kayalarından 1st plural kayamızdan kayalarımızdan 2nd plural kayanızdan kayalarınızdan 3rd plural kayalarından kayalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular kayamın kayalarımın 2nd singular kayanın kayalarının 3rd singular kayasının kayalarının 1st plural kayamızın kayalarımızın 2nd plural kayanızın kayalarınızın 3rd plural kayalarının kayalarının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular kayayım kayalarım 2nd singular kayasın kayalarsın 3rd singular kaya kayadır kayalar kayalardır 1st plural kayayız kayalarız 2nd plural kayasınız kayalarsınız 3rd plural kayalar kayalardır

Derived terms

• kaya balığı
• kaya tuzu
• kayaç
• kayalık