Nyonya

See also: nyonya

English

Etymology

From Malay Nyonya or nyonya.

Noun

Nyonya (plural Nyonyas)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) A female Peranakan
  2. (formal, Indonesia) An honorific title used before the name of a married woman

Derived terms

See also

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲoɲa/

Noun

Nyonya

  1. (formal) an honorific title used before the name of a married woman; used in formal situations, e.g. a ticket, an invitation, etc.
    Synonym: Ibu

See also

Malay

Etymology

See nyonya.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɲoɲə/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ɲoɲa/
  • Rhymes: -oɲə, -ɲə, -ə
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

Nyonya (Jawi spelling ڽوڽا, plural Nyonya-Nyonya)

  1. A female Peranakan (mostly found in Malacca, who speak Baba Malay, and historically descend from colonial Straits-born Chinese)
  2. A female descendant of Peranakans (Baba Nyonya)

Descendants

  • → English: Nyonya
  • Indonesian: Nyonya, nyonya
  • →? Macanese: nhonha
  • → Hokkien: 娘惹 (nō͘-niâ)

See also

Further reading

  • 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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