ayah.
A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia.
Meaning & usage
A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia.
Where this word comes from
From various Indian languages (e.g. Hindi आया (āyā, “dry nurse, nanny”)), from Portuguese aia (“nurse, governess”), from Latin avia (“grandmother”).
A verse in the Quran.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya, “sign, token”).
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