Ayya, Āyya, Ayyā: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarĀyya (आय्य).—kṛt. affix आय्य (āyya) before which णि (ṇi) (causal इ) is changed into अय् (ay);cf., अय् आमन्ताल्वाय्येत्विष्णुषु (ay āmantālvāyyetviṣṇuṣu) P.VI.4.55. e.g. स्पृहयाय्य (spṛhayāyya).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryayya : (m.) gentleman; lord; master. (adj.), noble. || ayyā (f.), mistress; lady.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAyya, (n. -adj.) (contracted form for the diaeretic ariya (q. v. for etym.). See also ayira) (a) (n.) gentleman, sire, lord, master J. III, 167 = PvA. 65; DhA. I, 8 (ayyā pl. the worthy gentlemen, the worthies), 13 (amhākaṃ ayyo our worthy Sir); II, 95.—(b) (adj.) worthy, gentlemanly, honourable Vin. II, 191; DhA. II, 94 sq.—The Voc. is used as a polite form of address (cp. Ger. “Sie” and E. address “Esq.”) like E. Sir, milord or simply “you” with the implication of a pluralis majestatis; thus Voc. proper ayya J. I, 221, 279, 308; pl. Nom. as Voc. ayyā in addressing several J. II, 128, 415; Nom. sg. as Voc. (for all genders & numbers) ayyo Vin. II, 215; J. III, 126, 127.—f. ayyā lady, mistress M. II, 96 (= mother of a prince); DhA. I, 398; Voc. ayye my lady J. V, 138.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAyya (ಅಯ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] a male parent; a father.
2) [noun] a mode of addressing one’s father.
3) [noun] the father of a parent; grand-father.
4) [noun] a Śaiva mendicant.
5) [noun] a teacher.
6) [noun] a lord; a master.
7) [noun] a general suffix to male names.
8) [noun] a mode of respectful addressing men; 'siṛ; ಅಯ್ಯನವರು [ayyanavaru] ayyanavaru a respectful form of ಅಯ್ಯ [ayya]1; ಅಯ್ಯನಚಕ್ರಿ [ayyanacakri] ayyana cakri a title; ಅಯ್ಯನಯ್ಯ [ayyanayya] ayyanayya father of one’s father; grand father.
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Ayya (ಅಯ್ಯ):—[interjection] = ಅಯ್ಯೊ [ayyo].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAyyā (அய்யா) noun < idem. [Telugu: K. ayya, M. ayyan, Travancore usage ayye.]
1. Father; தகப்பன். [thagappan.] Colloq.
2. Respectable man. அந்த அய்யா சொன்னார். [antha ayya sonnar.]
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Ayyā (அய்யா) noun A subdivision of the Paṟaiya caste; பறையர்வகை. [paraiyarvagai.] (G. T j. D. I , 89.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with (+13): Ayya Uttiya, Ayyacara, Ayyagali, Ayyagode, Ayyaji, Ayyaji bhatta, Ayyajibhatta, Ayyaka, Ayyaka Kalaka, Ayyaka Sutta, Ayyal, Ayyala, Ayyama, Ayyamba, Ayyamgar, Ayyamitta, Ayyampana, Ayyanagandhavarana, Ayyanasimha, Ayyankar.
Ends with (+214): Abhishayya, Adhahshayya, Adrishayya, Agamayya, Ahnavayya, Ajayya, Akayya, Akrayya, Akshayya, Alayya, Amardugayya, Ammayya, Amritasannayya, Anapajayya, Anayya, Annayya, Antashayya, Anudghayya, Anusayya, Anyayya.
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Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
The various forms of address < [Translator’s Introduction]
Monks’ Expiation (Pācittiya) 40
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Monks and Gahapatis < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Monks and Upasakas < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Husband and Wife < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Public Theologians of Early Modern South India < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
The Tiruviḷaiyāṭal Purāṇam in Seventeenth-century Madurai < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Papanasam < [Chapter XII - Temples of Kulottunga III’s Time]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 5 - Gonka III (A.D 1181—1185) < [Chapter I - The Velanandu Chodas of Tsandavole (A.D. 1020-1286)]
Part 6 - Prithvisvara (A.D. 1186—1209-1210) < [Chapter I - The Velanandu Chodas of Tsandavole (A.D. 1020-1286)]
Part 3 - Gonka II (A.D. 1137—1161-62) < [Chapter I - The Velanandu Chodas of Tsandavole (A.D. 1020-1286)]