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See also: sīyǎ, siþa, síya, and Siya

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiʝa/,
  • Rhymes: -iʝa
  • Hyphenation: si‧ya

Noun

siya f (plural siyes)

  1. Alternative form of siella

Balinese

Romanization

siya

  1. Romanization of ᬲᬶᬬ

Bambara

Noun

siya

  1. tribe, race, ethnic group

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian, Malay and Maori ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈa/,
  • IPA(key): /siˈa/, (relaxed pronunciation)
  • Hyphenation: si‧ya

Pronoun

siyá (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. he; she (third person personal pronoun)
    Filipino siya. ― S/he is a Filipino.
    Siya sana an nakapasar sa pinakamasakit na exam.
    S/he the only one who passed the hardest exam.

See also

Bikol Central personal pronouns
Person Number Absolute (ang) Ergative (sa) Oblique (sa)
Length Full Short Full Short
First singular ako ko sakuya, sako, saako
plural inclusive kita nyato ta satuya, sato, saato
plural exclusive kami nyamo mi samuya, samo, kanamo, saamo
Second singular ika ka mo saimo, simo,kanimo
plural kamo nindo saindo, kaninyo, sainyo
Third singular siya, iya niya saiya, kaniya
plural sinda ninda sainda, kanila


Cebuano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

siyá (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. he or she
  2. this, that
    1. (personal) used to refer to a singular person or animal at a distance from the speaker regardless of its gender
    2. (demonstrative) used when avoiding to mention a person by name
    3. (demonstrative) used to demonstrate different objects

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns
Person Number Absolute (ang/si) Ergative (sa/ni) Ergative (preposed) Oblique (sa/og)
Length Full Short Full Short Full Full Short
First singular ako ko* nako ko ako/akoa kanako nako
plural inclusive kita ta nato ta ato/atoa kanato nato
plural exclusive kami mi namo mo amo/amoa kanamo namo
Second singular ikaw ka nimo mo imo/imoha kanimo nimo
plural kamo ka ninyo inyo/inyoha kaninyo ninyo
Third singular siya niya iya/iyaha kaniya niya
plural sila nila ila/ilaha kanila nila
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.


Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish silla (“chair”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈsija/,

Noun

síya (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. a chair
    Synonym: lingkoranan

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish silla.

Noun

siya

  1. chair

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /siˈa/,

Pronoun

siyá

  1. he; she

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish silla.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈsia/,

Noun

síya

  1. chair
    Synonym: lingkoranan

Karao

Pronoun

siya

  1. (interrogative) who

Limos Kalinga

Adjective

siyá

  1. correct

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Bikol Central siya, Cebuano siya, Indonesian ia, Maori ia, and Waray-Waray hiya.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈa/,
  • Hyphenation: si‧ya

Pronoun

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. he; she (third person singular animate personal pronoun)
    Pilipino siya.
    S/he is a Filipino.
  2. (colloquial) it (third person singular inanimate personal pronoun)
See also
Tagalog personal pronouns
Person Number Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
First singular ako ko akin
dual* kita, kata nita, nata, ta kanita, kanata, ata
plural inclusive tayo natin atin
plural exclusive kami namin amin
First & Second singular kita**
Second singular ikaw, ka mo iyo
plural kayo, kamo ninyo, niyo inyo
Third singular siya niya kaniya
plural sila nila kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used.
** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Noun

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. the one; the identical one; the very same
    Ang belong ito ay siyang ginawa ng kanyang lola.
    This veil is the very same one which her grandmother made.
Derived terms

Interjection

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. so! well!
    Synonym: aba
  2. (dialectal, Quezon) yes!

Etymology 2

Early borrowing of Spanish silla, from Old Spanish siella, from Latin sella. Doublet of silya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈa/,
  • Hyphenation: si‧ya

Noun

siya or siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. saddle
    Synonyms: montura, (of a bicycle) sintadera
    siya ng kabayo ― horse saddle
    siya ng bisikleta ― bicycle saddle
    • 1989, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, translated by Thelma B. Kintanar, Daigdig ng Tao, Solidaridad Publishing House, page 30:
      Nakasabit sa dingding ang mga siya ng kabayo na may iba-ibang palawit na estribo.
      The horse saddles with different stirrups are hanging on the wall.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Hokkien 謝／谢 (siā, “regards to; thanks; gratefulness”), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈa/,
  • Hyphenation: si‧ya

Noun

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. satisfaction; pleasure; contentment
    Synonyms: lugod, kaluguran, kasiyahan
  2. (obsolete) decision; determination (only used in pasiya)
  3. (obsolete) sufficiency; adequacy (only used in kasiya)
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “siya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 107

Tauya

Noun

siya

  1. salt
    siya ya'e : the ocean (literally: salt water)

References

  • Lorna MacDonald, A Grammar of Tauya

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla, from Latin sella.

Pronunciation

Noun

siya (plural siyajte)

  1. chair
    Synonym: sieta
  2. saddle

References

  • Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 91, 222

Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Persian سیاه (siyâh).

Adjective

siya

  1. black
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