anyaya

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanˈjaja/ [ʔɐˈɲaː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: an‧ya‧ya

Noun

anyaya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜌᜌ)

1. invitation

   Synonyms: imbita, imbitasyon, paanyaya, kumbida, yaya, yakag, kayag

Derived terms

• anyayahan
• mag-anyaya
• paanyaya
• pag-anyaya

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनय (anaya, “misfortune”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanˈjajaʔ/ [ʔɐˈɲaː.jɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ajaʔ
• Syllabification: an‧ya‧ya

Noun

anyayà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜌᜌ) (obsolete)

1. accident
2. misfortune

Derived terms

• ikapanganyaya
• ipanganyaya
• kapanganyayaan
• manganyaya
• mapanganyaya
• paanyaya
• pagpapaanyaya

 

Further reading

• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 50
• Francisco, Juan R. (January 1963), chapter 1, in Indian Influences In The Philippines With Special Reference To Language And Literature (PhD)‎, University of Madras, page 50