saya

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.

Noun

saya (plural sayas)

  1. (Philippines) A skirt.
    • 2022, James Hopper, Caybigan:
      And as she stalked in her long, loose stride toward the dressing-room to readjust her saya, somewhat in distress from the Maestro's last effort, it had suddenly flashed upon him where he had seen her before.

Derived terms

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).

Noun

saya f (plural sayes)

  1. skirt

Synonyms

Bambara

Noun

saya

  1. death

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaja/,
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Noun

saya

  1. skirt
    Synonym: palda
  2. (often humorous) kilt

Verb

saya

  1. to wear a skirt

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare sadya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈja/,
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Adjective

sayá

  1. merry

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:saya.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay saya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya). Doublet of sahaya and aye.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya
  • Audio(file)

Pronoun

saya

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Usage notes

Synonyms

Indonesian first-person pronouns:

Japanese

Romanization

saya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さや

Karao

Noun

saya

  1. tear; teardrop

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

saya (Jawi spelling ساي)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)
    Nama saya ...
    My name is ...

See also

Maranao

Adverb

saya

  1. here

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.

Noun

saya

  1. skirt

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish saya.

Noun

saya

  1. skirt

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos). Compare Portuguese saia, French saie.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsaʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈsaʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsaʒa/

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: sa‧ya

Noun

saya f (plural sayas)

  1. (archaic, Cuba) skirt
    Synonyms: falda, pollera, nagua

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: saya
  • → Moroccan Arabic: صاية (ṣāya)
  • → Tagalog: saya

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *sayaq. Compare Kapampangan saya, Masbatenyo sadya, Cebuano sadya, and Hiligaynon sadya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈja/,
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Noun

sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. joy; happiness; gladness
    Synonyms: tuwa, katuwaan, galak, kagalakan, ligaya, kaligayahan
  2. fun; merriment; festivity
    Synonyms: pagkakatuwa, pagdiriwang
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from earlier sagus, from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos), probably of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaja/,
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Noun

saya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. skirt
    Synonym: palda
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “saya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Ternate

Pronunciation

Noun

saya

  1. a flower

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

Noun

saya

  1. mountain

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “saya”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
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