ayah
Meanings
noun
- A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia.
noun
- A verse in the Quran.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From various Indian languages (e.g. Hindi आया (āyā, “dry nurse, nanny”)), from Portuguese aia (“nurse, governess”), from Latin avia (“grandmother”).
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