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Nyonya

Nyonya noun: a female Peranakan.

Noun

Nyonya (plural Nyonyas)

  1. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) A female Peranakan
  2. (Indonesia, formal) An honorific title used before the name of a married woman

Forms of Nyonya

pluralNyonyas

Origin of Nyonya

From Malay Nyonya or nyonya.

Words formed from Nyonya

Phrases with Nyonya

Questions about Nyonya

What does Nyonya mean?
Nyonya means a female Peranakan.
What part of speech is Nyonya?
Nyonya is a noun.
What is the plural of Nyonya?
The plural of Nyonya is Nyonyas.

Words near Nyonya in the dictionary

  1. Nynorsk
  2. Nynäshamn
  3. nyo
  4. Nyole
  5. Nyon
  6. Nyonya
  7. Nyonya chang
  8. Nyonya zhang
  9. Nyonyas
  10. Nyoongah
  11. Nyoongar

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