# paya
## English
### Etymology

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### Noun

paya (uncountable)
* A dish from the Indian subcontinent, made from an animal's trotters cooked with herbs and spices.

### Anagrams

* apay

## Asturian
### Alternative forms

* pacha (Patsuezu, Miranda, Quirós, Teberga, A Estierna)
* payya (Western Brañas)

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin palea, compare Galician palla, Spanish paja.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpaʝa/ [ˈpa.ʝa]
* Rhymes: -aʝa
* Syllabification: pa‧ya

### Noun

paya f (uncountable)
* straw

#### Derived terms

* payar
* payares
* payera
* payeru
* empayar
* espayar
* payalín

### References

* “paya” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

## Aymara
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pa.ja]

### Numeral

paya
* two.
    Pä wak uñasktwaI see two cows

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

Compare Malay paya.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paja/
* Hyphenation: pa‧ya

### Noun

paya
* swamp

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pa‧ya

### Noun

paya
* a bowl made out of a coconut shell, approximately a third of the coconut fruit

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

paya
* third-person singular past historic of payer

## Kwama
### Noun

paya
* clay
* clay pot

### References

* Goldberg, Justin, Asadik, Habte, Bekama, Jiregna, Mengistu, Mulat (2016) Gwama – English Dictionary‎, SIL International

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

paya (Jawi spelling ڤايا, plural paya-paya, informal 1st possessive payaku, 2nd possessive payamu, 3rd possessive payanya)
* swamp, marsh, fen

### Further reading

* “paya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Nheengatu
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi paîa.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈpa.ja/

### Noun

paya (plural paya-itá)
* father (male parent)

#### Coordinate terms

* manha (“mother”)
* mú (“brother - of a man”)
* endira (“sister - of a man”)
* kiwira (“brother - of a woman”)
* amú (“sister - of a woman”)
* aíra (“son - of a man”)
* ayera (“daughter - of a man”)
* membira (“child - of a woman”)

## Quechua
### Adjective

paya
* old (woman or female)

### Noun

paya
* old woman
* nest

#### Declension
### See also

* chakwas

## Spanish
### Noun

paya f (plural payas)
* female equivalent of payo (“non-gypsy”)

### Adjective

paya f
* feminine singular of payo

### Further reading

* “paya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpaja/ [ˈpaː.jɐ]
* Rhymes: -aja
* Syllabification: pa‧ya

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

paya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌ)
* tally; count
    Synonyms: bilang, tantos

##### Derived terms

* payahan
* tagapaya

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

paya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌ)
* drinking something in one gulp
    Synonyms: pagpaya, higop

##### See also

* inom
* langga
* lulon
* lunok
* tagay

### Further reading

* “paya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* yapa