name
Meaning 1
A city in Burkina Faso.
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Standard Lemma guide
kaya
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkæ.jə/
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rhymes with -æjə
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General-American: /ˈkaɪə/
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General-American: /ˈkɑjə/
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Singapore: /ˈkɑjɑ/
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Singapore: /-ə/
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Singapore: [ˈkh-]
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Singapore: [ˈk-]
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 Y AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname
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noun
Meaning 3
Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
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noun
Meaning 4
Torreya grandis, the Chinese nutmeg yew.
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noun
Meaning 5
A fruit curd made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar, popular in Southeast Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
From Japanese 榧 (カヤ, kaya).
From Malay kaya, from kaya (“rich”).