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Aya
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Appendix:Variations of "aya"
English
Alternative forms
en Aja
Etymology 1
The planetoid was named after the Akkadian goddess, which began with the same first letter as the provisional designation 2002 AW197.
en
Pronunciation
en /ˈaɪə/
Proper noun
en Mesopotamian god In Akkadian mythology, a mother goddess, consort of the sun god Shamash.
55565 Aya, a trans-Neptunian object and likely dwarf planet; named after said goddess.
Further reading
Aya (goddess)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from en ja あや Aya.
Proper noun
en female Japanese.
Anagrams
en aay yaa
en Dwarf planets of the Solar System
French
Etymology
fr ja あや Aya.
Pronunciation
[y:ï]
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Aya.wav France
Proper noun
f
fr female Japanese
Japanese
Romanization
あや
Turkish
Etymology
From Greek Αγία • (Agía) nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of Άγιος (Ágios)
Pronunciation
/Aja/
Noun
yı lar
saint (Orthodox)
Examples
Aya Yorgi: St. George
Aya Nikola: St. Nicholas
Aya Sofya: St. Sophia
Aya Eleni: St. Helen
Proper noun
tr female