ayam

See also: ayaṃ

Languages (30)

Aklanon • Bikol Central • Brunei Malay • Buhi'non Bikol • Cebuano • Iban • Indonesian • Inonhan • Iriga Bicolano • Isnag • Kagayanen • Kinaray-a • Libon Bikol • Lubuagan Kalinga • Malay • Maranao • Masbate Sorsogon • Masbatenyo • Miraya Bikol • Northern Catanduanes Bicolano • Ratagnon • Romblomanon • Sakizaya • Southern Catanduanes Bicolano • Tagalog • Waray Sorsogon • Waray-Waray • West Albay Bikol • Yogad • Zazaki

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Aklanon

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Bikol Central

Sarong ayam

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

áyam (Basahan spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)

1. dog

   Synonym: ido

See also

• dayo/damayo
• gadya/gamadya

 

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• hayam

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ayam

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

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

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

Noun

ayám

1. dog

Cebuano

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧yam
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈʔajam/ [ˈʔa.jɐm]
• (Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA^(key): /ˈʔad͡ʒam/ [ˈʔa.d͡ʒɐm]

Noun

áyam (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔)

1. dog

   Synonym: iro/ido

Iban

Noun

ayam

1. toy

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ajam (pre-1947)

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• ayam aduan
• ayam alas
• ayam belanda
• ayam bertelur
• ayam broiler
• ayam buras
• ayam cemani
• ayam cenangkas
• ayam dara
• ayam hutan
• ayam itik
• ayam jalak
• ayam kaling
• ayam kampung
• ayam katik
• ayam kebiri
• ayam ketawa
• ayam leghorn
• ayam lokal
• ayam negeri
• ayam pedaging
• ayam petelur
• ayam potong
• ayam tiren

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

1. (colloquial, derogatory) slut, prostitute.

Derived terms

• ayam kampung
• ayam kampus

 

Further reading

• “ayam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Anagrams

• maya

Inonhan

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Iriga Bicolano

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Isnag

Noun

ayam

1. toy

Kagayanen

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Kinaray-a

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Libon Bikol

Etymology

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

Noun

ayám

1. dog

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. animal

Malay

ayam (1)

Alternative forms

• hayam

Etymology

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

Prostitute sense is a semantic loan from Chinese 雞／鸡 (“female prostitute”, literally “chicken”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajam/
• Rhymes: -ajam, -jam, -am
• (Kelantan-Pattani) IPA^(key): [ajɛ̃ː]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

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

1. chicken (bird)
2. chicken (meat)
3. (slang) female prostitute

   Synonym: pelacur

Synonyms

• manuk / مانوق

Derived terms

• ayam goreng
• ayam katik
• reban ayam
• bapak ayam
• ibu ayam

Descendants

• Indonesian: ayam
• Madurese: ajâm

Further reading

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

Maranao

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. animal

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Masbatenyo

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

   Synonym: ido

Miraya Bikol

Etymology

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

Noun

ayám

1. dog

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Ratagnon

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Romblomanon

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Sakizaya

Etymology

Compare Malay ayam/hayam and Indonesian ayam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈjam/, [a.ˈjam]

Noun

ayam

1. bird

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔajam/ [ˈʔaː.jɐm]
• Rhymes: -ajam
• Syllabification: a‧yam

Noun

ayam (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜋ᜔) (archaic)

1. guard dog

   Synonym: aso

See also

• ganid (“hunting dog”)

 

Further reading

• “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

Anagrams

• maya, yama

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

Waray-Waray

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. dog

West Albay Bikol

Etymology

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

Noun

ayám

1. dog

Yogad

Etymology

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

Noun

ayam

1. animal

Zazaki

Noun

ayam

1. air
2. weather