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单词 ayah
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•yah  yə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Empire(in India) a native maid or nurse.
  • Latin avia grandmother, equivalent. to av(us) grandfather + -ia feminine suffix
  • Portuguese aia maidservant
  • Hindi āyā
  • 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ayah /ˈaɪə/ n
  1. (in the East, Africa, and other parts of the former British Empire) a maidservant, nursemaid, or governess, esp one of Indian or Malay origin
Etymology: 18th Century: from Hindi āyā, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia grandmother
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