આયા
Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese aia, feminine of aio (“tutor”), from aia (“hired tutoress”), of uncertain origin, possibly from Latin avia (“grandmother”) or Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰 (hagja, “protector”).
Noun
આયા • (āyā) f (plural આયાઓ)
- nanny, nurse, ayah