yaya

See also: Yaya, yayá, 'ya'ya, ƴaƴa, and ya-ya

English

Noun

yaya (plural yayas)

  1. (Philippines) A nanny.

Aguaruna

Noun

yaya

  1. star

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Adjective

yaya

  1. slow
  2. clumsy
  3. stretched out

Etymology 2

Compare Catalan iaia or Spanish yaya.

Noun

yaya

  1. (sometimes derogatory) a nanny
  2. an address to one's nannny

Verb

yaya

  1. to work or act as a nanny

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Noun

yaya

  1. a tree, Gonocaryum calleryanum

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:yaya.

Choctaw

Verb

yaya

  1. to cry

Japanese

Romanization

yaya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やや

Old Javanese

Conjunction

yaya

  1. as if

Quechua

Adjective

yaya

  1. greatest, supreme

Noun

yaya

  1. father
  2. grandfather, old man
  3. paternal uncle
  4. wise man, elder, priest
  5. god

Declension
declension of yaya
singular plural
nominative yaya yayakuna
accusative yayata yayakunata
dative yayaman yayakunaman
genitive yayap yayakunap
locative yayapi yayakunapi
terminative yayakama yayakunakama
ablative yayamanta yayakunamanta
instrumental yayawan yayakunawan
comitative yayantin yayakunantin
abessive yayannaq yayakunannaq
comparative yayahina yayakunahina
causative yayarayku yayakunarayku
benefactive yayapaq yayakunapaq
associative yayapura yayakunapura
distributive yayanka yayakunanka
exclusive yayalla yayakunalla
possessive forms of yaya
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative yayay yayaykuna
accusative yayayta yayaykunata
dative yayayman yayaykunaman
genitive yayaypa yayaykunap
locative yayaypi yayaykunapi
terminative yayaykama yayaykunakama
ablative yayaymanta yayaykunamanta
instrumental yayaywan yayaykunawan
comitative yayaynintin yayaykunantin
abessive yayayninnaq yayaykunannaq
comparative yayayhina yayaykunahina
causative yayayrayku yayaykunarayku
benefactive yayaypaq yayaykunapaq
associative yayaypura yayaykunapura
distributive yayayninka yayaykunanka
exclusive yayaylla yayaykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative yayayki yayaykikuna
accusative yayaykita yayaykikunata
dative yayaykiman yayaykikunaman
genitive yayaykipa yayaykikunap
locative yayaykipi yayaykikunapi
terminative yayaykikama yayaykikunakama
ablative yayaykimanta yayaykikunamanta
instrumental yayaykiwan yayaykikunawan
comitative yayaykintin yayaykikunantin
abessive yayaykinnaq yayaykikunannaq
comparative yayaykihina yayaykikunahina
causative yayaykirayku yayaykikunarayku
benefactive yayaykipaq yayaykikunapaq
associative yayaykipura yayaykikunapura
distributive yayaykinka yayaykikunanka
exclusive yayaykilla yayaykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative yayan yayankuna
accusative yayanta yayankunata
dative yayanman yayankunaman
genitive yayanpa yayankunap
locative yayanpi yayankunapi
terminative yayankama yayankunakama
ablative yayanmanta yayankunamanta
instrumental yayanwan yayankunawan
comitative yayanintin yayankunantin
abessive yayanninnaq yayankunannaq
comparative yayanhina yayankunahina
causative yayanrayku yayankunarayku
benefactive yayanpaq yayankunapaq
associative yayanpura yayankunapura
distributive yayaninka yayankunanka
exclusive yayanlla yayankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative yayanchik yayanchikkuna
accusative yayanchikta yayanchikkunata
dative yayanchikman yayanchikkunaman
genitive yayanchikpa yayanchikkunap
locative yayanchikpi yayanchikkunapi
terminative yayanchikkama yayanchikkunakama
ablative yayanchikmanta yayanchikkunamanta
instrumental yayanchikwan yayanchikkunawan
comitative yayanchiknintin yayanchikkunantin
abessive yayanchikninnaq yayanchikkunannaq
comparative yayanchikhina yayanchikkunahina
causative yayanchikrayku yayanchikkunarayku
benefactive yayanchikpaq yayanchikkunapaq
associative yayanchikpura yayanchikkunapura
distributive yayanchikninka yayanchikkunanka
exclusive yayanchiklla yayanchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative yayayku yayaykukuna
accusative yayaykuta yayaykukunata
dative yayaykuman yayaykukunaman
genitive yayaykupa yayaykukunap
locative yayaykupi yayaykukunapi
terminative yayaykukama yayaykukunakama
ablative yayaykumanta yayaykukunamanta
instrumental yayaykuwan yayaykukunawan
comitative yayaykuntin yayaykukunantin
abessive yayaykunnaq yayaykukunannaq
comparative yayaykuhina yayaykukunahina
causative yayaykurayku yayaykukunarayku
benefactive yayaykupaq yayaykukunapaq
associative yayaykupura yayaykukunapura
distributive yayaykunka yayaykukunanka
exclusive yayaykulla yayaykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative yayaykichik yayaykichikkuna
accusative yayaykichikta yayaykichikkunata
dative yayaykichikman yayaykichikkunaman
genitive yayaykichikpa yayaykichikkunap
locative yayaykichikpi yayaykichikkunapi
terminative yayaykichikkama yayaykichikkunakama
ablative yayaykichikmanta yayaykichikkunamanta
instrumental yayaykichikwan yayaykichikkunawan
comitative yayaykichiknintin yayaykichikkunantin
abessive yayaykichikninnaq yayaykichikkunannaq
comparative yayaykichikhina yayaykichikkunahina
causative yayaykichikrayku yayaykichikkunarayku
benefactive yayaykichikpaq yayaykichikkunapaq
associative yayaykichikpura yayaykichikkunapura
distributive yayaykichikninka yayaykichikkunanka
exclusive yayaykichiklla yayaykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative yayanku yayankukuna
accusative yayankuta yayankukunata
dative yayankuman yayankukunaman
genitive yayankupa yayankukunap
locative yayankupi yayankukunapi
terminative yayankukama yayankukunakama
ablative yayankumanta yayankukunamanta
instrumental yayankuwan yayankukunawan
comitative yayankuntin yayankukunantin
abessive yayankunnaq yayankukunannaq
comparative yayankuhina yayankukunahina
causative yayankurayku yayankukunarayku
benefactive yayankupaq yayankukunapaq
associative yayankupura yayankukunapura
distributive yayankunka yayankukunanka
exclusive yayankulla yayankukunalla

See also

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Modern Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɟ͡ʝaɟ͡ʝa/, [ˈɟ͡ʝaʝa]

Noun

yaya f (plural yayas)

  1. granny, gran

Swahili

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly from Portuguese aia (“maid”).

Noun

yaya (ma class, plural mayaya)

  1. nanny, babysitter

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From a Mexican language.

Noun

yaya

  1. nursemaid; girl or woman employed to take care of children
  2. wet nurse

Synonyms
  • (nursemaid): ama

Noun

yayà

  1. invitation; request; persuasion; inducement

Synonyms

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic yadag.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jaja]

Noun

yaya (definite accusative yayayı, plural yayalar)

  1. pedestrian; someone walking, instead of using a vehicle

Declension
Inflection
Nominative yaya
Definite accusative yayayı
Singular Plural
Nominative yaya yayalar
Definite accusative yayayı yayaları
Dative yayaya yayalara
Locative yayada yayalarda
Ablative yayadan yayalardan
Genitive yayanın yayaların
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular yayam yayalarım
2nd singular yayan yayaların
3rd singular yayası yayaları
1st plural yayamız yayalarımız
2nd plural yayanız yayalarınız
3rd plural yayaları yayaları
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular yayayım yayalarım
2nd singular yayasın yayalarsın
3rd singular yaya
yayadır		 yayalar
yayalardır
1st plural yayayız yayalarız
2nd plural yayasınız yayalarsınız
3rd plural yayalar yayalardır
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