English
Nyonya
Nyonya comes from Malay Nyonya ‘a female descendant of Peranakans (Baba Nyonya)’.
- MalaymodernNyonya‘a female descendant of Peranakans (Baba Nyonya)’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- MalaymodernNyonya‘a female descendant of Peranakans (Baba Nyonya)’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Malay Nyonya
Today it means
noun A female Peranakan
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Malay Nyonya / Nyonya