ayah

Malay

/a.jah/

noun
Definitions
  • (formal) father male parent

Etymology

Derived from Pali ayya (gentleman, honourable) derived from Sanskrit आर्य (noble, noble one, noble noble one) derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *áryas derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *áryas (Aryan).

Origin

Proto-Indo-Iranian

*áryas

Gloss

Aryan

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