masculine/feminine · ayya 1 · ayya 2
gentleman
Ayya (adjective/noun) [contracted form for the diæretic ariya (q.v. for etymology). See also ayira (a) (noun) gentleman, sire, lord, master J III 167 = Pv-a 65; Dhp-a I 8 (ayyā plural the worthy gentlemen, the worthies), 13 (amhākaṃ ayyo our worthy Sir); II 95. (b) (adjective) worthy, gentlemanly, honourable Vin II 191; Dhp-a II 94 f. — The vocative is used as a polite form of address (cf. German "Sie" and English address "Esq.") like English Sir, milord or simply "you" with the implication of a pluralis majestatis; thus vocative proper ayya Ja I 221, 279, 308; plural nominative as vocative ayyā in addressing several Ja II 128, 415; nominative singular as vocative (for all genders and numbers) ayyo Vin II 215; Ja III 126, 127. — feminine ayyā lady, mistress M II 96 (= mother of a prince); Dhp-a I 398; vocative ayye my lady Ja V 138. -putta literally son of an Aryan, i.e. an aristocratic (young) man gentleman (cf. in meaning kulaputta); thus (a) son of my master (literal) said by a servant Ja III 167; (b) lord, mastery "governor" Ja I 62 (by a servant); Sv I 257 (= sāmi, opposite dāsi-putta); Pv-a 145 (by a wife to her husband); Dhp-a II 110; (c) prince (see WZKM XII, 1898, 75 f. and Epigraphia Indica III 137 f. ) Ja VI 146.
(masculine) a lord, master; a worthy person; the venerable sir, (feminine) a mistress; a noble lady; the venerable lady; (adjective) well-born; worthy, venerable
【陽】 紳士，統治者，主人。【形】 貴族。~putta,【陽】 主人的兒子。
(masc, masc) master; noble; gentleman; sir gentleman, lord, master Construction: ariya > ayira > ayya
(adj, adj) noble Construction: ariya > ayira > ayya