aiya

See also: āiyá, aiþa, and āiyā

English edit

Alternative forms edit

ai yah, aiyah, aiyoh

Etymology edit

From Chinese 哎呀 (āiyā).

Interjection edit

aiya

(China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Chinese Australian, informal) ah; oh; exclamation of surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear.

Anagrams edit

YAAI, yaai

Chickasaw edit

Alternative forms edit

aya

Verb edit

aiya

to go

Jutiapa edit

Etymology edit

Cognate to Yupiltepeque aya, which see for more.

Noun edit

aiya

woman

See also edit

jurgaqui (“man”)

References edit

Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)

Yámana edit

Noun edit

aiya

stone

Synonyms edit

awi

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