Ayah Definition
äyə, āə, īə
noun
A housemaid or children's nurse in South Asia.
American Heritage
A native nursemaid or lady's maid in India.
Webster's New World
A verse in the Quran.
Wiktionary
A native female servant or maid, especially working for Europeans in South Asia.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Ayah
Noun
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ayahsOrigin of Ayah
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Hindi āyā from Portuguese aia nursemaid from Latin avia grandmother awo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From various Indian languages, after Portuguese aia (“nurse, governess”), feminine of aio (“tutor”).
From Wiktionary
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