sahaya

From Malay sahaya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya). Doublet of saya.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /saˈhaja/ [saˈha.ja]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: sa‧ha‧ya

sahaya

1. (archaic) slave, servant

   Synonyms: abdi, budak, hamba

sahaya

1. (archaic) alternative form of saya (“I, me, my”)

• “sahaya” 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.

Borrowed from Malay cahaya, from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /saˈhaja/ [ʂʌˈha.jʌ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: sa‧ha‧ya

sahaya

1. brightness; radiance

From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [sa.ha.jə]
• Rhymes: -ajə

sahaya (Jawi spelling سهاي, plural sahaya-sahaya)

1. slave

sahaya (Jawi spelling سهاي)

1. (possibly obsolete) I, me, my

• saya
• aku
• beta
• gua

sahaya

1. glory; brilliance; radiance