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daya
daya
See also: ɖaya
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay daya, from Proto-Malayic *daya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, from Proto-Austronesian *daya.
Adjective
daya
Derived terms
- barat daya
Etymology 2
From Malay daya, from Proto-Malayic *daya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya.
Noun
daya
- power (Electricity supply)
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /dajə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /daja/
- Rhymes: -ajə, -jə, -ə
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayic *daya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, from Proto-Austronesian *daya.
Adjective
daya
Derived terms
- barat daya
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayic *daya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya.
Verb
daya (used in the form mendaya)
- to trick (to fool; to cause to believe something untrue)
Noun
daya
Sundanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya.
Verb
daya
- to deceive, to persuade to anything under false pretenses. artifice. trick.
References
- “Daya” in Jonathan Rigg, A Dictionary of the Sunda language (1862), page 103.