ayam
Malay
/ajam/
noun
Definitions
- chicken bird
- chicken meat
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hayam inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.
Origin
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*qayam
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ayam Indonesian
- ayam belanda Indonesian
- ayam hutan Indonesian
- ayam kalkun Indonesian
- main Malay
- *qayam Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *hayam Proto-Malayic
- ayam Brunei Malay
- *qayam Proto-Philippine
- ฮายับ Urak Lawoi'
- ايٍي Pattani Malay