saya
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.
Noun edit
saya (plural sayas)
- (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 edit
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).
Noun edit
saya f (plural sayes)
Synonyms edit
Bambara edit
Noun edit
saya
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saya
Verb edit
saya
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Compare sadya.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sayá
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:saya.
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Malay saya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya). Doublet of sahaya and aye.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
saya
- I (personal pronoun)
- me (direct object of a verb)
- me (object of a preposition)
- me (indirect object of a verb)
- my (belonging to me)
Usage notes edit
- The formal personal pronoun.
Synonyms edit
Indonesian first-person pronouns:
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
saya
Karao edit
Noun edit
saya
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
saya (Jawi spelling ساي)
- I (personal pronoun)
- me (direct object of a verb)
- me (object of a preposition)
- me (indirect object of a verb)
- my (belonging to me)
- Nama saya ...
- My name is ...
See also edit
Maranao edit
Adverb edit
saya
Papiamentu edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.
Noun edit
saya
Sambali edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
saya
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos). Compare Portuguese saia, French saie.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Syllabification: sa‧ya
Noun edit
saya f (plural sayas)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “saya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Philippine *sayaq. Compare Kapampangan saya, Masbatenyo sadya, Cebuano sadya, and Hiligaynon sadya.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)
- joy; happiness; gladness
- fun; merriment; festivity
- Synonyms: pagkakatuwa, pagdiriwang
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from earlier sagus, from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos), probably of Gaulish origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “saya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Ternate edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saya
- a flower
References edit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Ye'kwana edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saya
References edit
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “saya”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon