aya
/ˈaɪə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of ayah.
name
55565 Aya, a trans-Neptunian object and likely dwarf planet; named after said goddess.
name
A female given name from Japanese.
noun
Initialism of adolescent or young adult.
Example Sentences
- "“The date is May 7, 1901, just before dawn. (COCK CROW offstage.) Aya, just about.”"
- "“And for all her reading, her remarkable knowledge of English poetry and literature, she was never to lose certain countrified Yankee patterns of speech, saying 'Canady' for Canada, as an example, using 'set' for sit, or the old New England 'aya,' for yes.”"
- "Near-synonyms: YA, young adult"
- "In this study, the AYAs were stratified for risk and were assigned to a treatment arm via randomization."
Etymology
The planetoid was named after the Akkadian goddess, which began with the same first letter as the provisional designation 2002 AW₁₉₇.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: あや