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ayam

See also: ayaṃ

Aklanon

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Bikol Central

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Sarong ayam

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔajam/ [ˈʔa.jam]
  • Hyphenation: a‧yam

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áyam (Basahan spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. dog
    Synonym: ido

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Brunei Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ajam/
  • (Kedayan) IPA(key): /hajam/
  • Hyphenation: a‧yam

Noun

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ayam

  1. chicken (bird)
  2. chicken (meat)

Buhi'non Bikol

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayám

  1. dog

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

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Noun

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áyam (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. dog
    Synonym: iro/ido

Iban

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Noun

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ayam

  1. toy

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.jam/
  • Hyphenation: a‧yam

Etymology 1

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From Malay ayam, from hayam, from Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

Noun

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ayam (plural ayam-ayam, first-person possessive ayamku, second-person possessive ayammu, third-person possessive ayamnya)

  1. (bird) A bird of the order Galliformes, generally refers to chicken (Gallus gallus) or fowl.
  2. The meat from this bird eaten as food.
    Ayam goreng sini sangat enak. ― The fried chicken here is very tasty.
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Etymology 2

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Semantic loan from Chinese 雞／鸡 (“female prostitute”, literally “chicken”).

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ayam (plural ayam-ayam, first-person possessive ayamku, second-person possessive ayammu, third-person possessive ayamnya)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) slut, prostitute.
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Anagrams

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Inonhan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Iriga Bicolano

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Isnag

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Noun

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ayam

  1. toy

Kagayanen

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Kinaray-a

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Libon Bikol

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayám

  1. dog

Lubuagan Kalinga

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. animal

Malay

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ayam (1)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From hayam, from Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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Noun

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ayam (Jawi spelling ايم, plural ayam-ayam, informal 1st possessive ayamku, 2nd possessive ayammu, 3rd possessive ayamnya)

  1. chicken (bird)
  2. chicken (meat)

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: ayam
  • Madurese: ajâm

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Maranao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. animal

Masbate Sorsogon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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From Bikol Central ayam, from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog
    Synonym: ido

Miraya Bikol

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayám

  1. dog

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Ratagnon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Romblomanon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Sakizaya

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ˈjam/, [a.ˈjam]

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ayam

  1. bird

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. (archaic) guard dog (differentiating it from the ganid (“hunting dog”))
    Synonym: aso

Further reading

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  • “ayam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qayam₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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Waray Sorsogon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

Waray-Waray

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. dog

West Albay Bikol

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayám

  1. dog

Yogad

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.

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ayam

  1. animal

Zazaki

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ayam

  1. air
  2. weather
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