kaya

From Japanese 榧 (カヤ, kaya).

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

kaya (plural kayas)

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

From Malay kaya, from kaya (“rich”).^[1]

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

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.

• kaya toast

• Yaka

kaya

1. stone

kaya

1. marijuana

kaya

1. to answer, to respond

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

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.

kaya (comparative lebih kaya, superlative paling kaya)

1. rich, wealthy

   Synonym: sugih

2. (figurative) powerful

kaya

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

• “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.

kaya

1. Rōmaji transcription of カヤ

kaya (krama kados)

1. like, such as

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

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

From ka +‎ ya.

kaya

1. his; her
2. (colloquial) its

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

kaya

1. from; because; since

   Synonyms: ibat, kasi, uling, anya, onemong, eporke

   Aliya kaya mamangan.

   It's because s/he's not eating.

   Kanitang linipat ku kaya, menibayungan.

   Since the day I moved, everything changed.

kaya

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

   Mangapakananu kaya?

   I wonder what could have happened?

   Bakit kaya?

   I wonder why?

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!

4. expression to indicate suggestion; how; what about

   Tsa kaya bisa ka?

   How about some tea?

   Ini kaya?

   What about this?

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

kaya

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

      Mayakayan ― rich person.

• kayadesǃ

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

kaya

1. Be quiet! shut up!

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

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈkajə/ [ˈka.jə]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -ajə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈkaja/ [ˈka.ja]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: ka‧ya

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

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

kaya (Jawi spelling کاي or کايا)

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

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

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

From Malay kaya.

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

kaya

1. rich

   orang kaya ― rich person

From Indonesian kayak.

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

kayá or kaya

1. like (as, the way)

   Dia kaya ta pe tamang.

   He is like my friend.

kaia (in Minang dialect)

kaya

1. hello

kaya

1. yes

From Spanish calle.

kaya

1. street, road

kaya

1. tomorrow
2. the next day

• Audio (Kenya):

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kaya class IX (plural kaya class X)

1. village
2. household, homestead

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

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

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ka‧ya

kaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ)

1. ability; capability; competence

   Synonym: kakayahan

2. means; resources; wealth; wherewithal

kaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ)

1. able to do; capable to do

   Synonym: magagawa

   Kaya natin ito!

   We can do this!

kaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ)

1. ably; in an able manner

   Synonym: makakaya

• kaya't
• kung kaya
• kanya

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

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

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!

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

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

• “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

• akay

Cognate with Zulu ikhaya.

kaya class 5 (plural makaya class 6)

1. home

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

• IPA^(key): [kaˈja]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ka‧ya

kaya (definite accusative kayayı, plural kayalar)

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