Raya
See also: raya, rayá, raỹa, raþa, and -raya
English
Proper noun
Raya (plural Rayas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Raya is the 4894th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7198 individuals. Raya is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.05%) individuals.
Noun
Raya (plural Rayas)
- (Malaysia, informal) Ellipsis of Hari Raya Aidilfitri., Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the Ramadan fast.
- I will be back home for Raya.
- Raya traffic jams, Raya makeover
Anagrams
- Arya, Yara, yaar
Indonesian
Proper noun
Raya
- a female given name from Malay
Kavalan
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *ʀaya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁaja/
Adjective
Raya
- big, large, great
- Raya mata ni sunis.
- The child's eyes are big.
- Raya ya bettu a yau uzusa.
- Those two big stones.
- Raya mata ni sunis.
- fat (trunk of the body)
- strong (as wind)
- plenty; large in amount
- Raya iku ti, qawia ti muwaza kelisiw ku.
- I'll have plenty of money when I grow up.
- Raya iku ti, qawia ti muwaza kelisiw ku.
Derived terms
- mapqaRaya (“to foster, to bring up”)
- paqRaya (“to support to grow up”)
- qabuRayanan (“to proliferate; to prosper”)
- qaRaya (“to grow”)
- qanaRaya (“size”)
- qnaRayan (“How big?”)
- RabRayan (“to proliferate”)
- RaRaya (“rough; course; to grow”)
- saRayRaya (“to boast; ambitious”)
- smuRaya (“thumb; toe”)
References
- Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸); Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2006) Kavalan Dictionary (噶瑪蘭語詞典) (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series; A-19), Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica
Malay
Proper noun
Raya
- a female given name from Malay
Noun
Raya (plural Raya-Raya, informal 1st possessive Rayaku, 2nd possessive Rayamu, 3rd possessive Rayanya)
- (Malaysia, informal) Ellipsis of Hari Raya Aidilfitri., Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the Ramadan fast.
Derived terms
- duit raya (“money given as a gift for Eid al-Fitr”)