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saya

See also: sāya

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.

Noun

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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.

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Asturian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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saya f (plural sayes)

  1. skirt

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Bambara

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Noun

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saya

  1. death

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaja/, [ˈs̪a.jɐ]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Noun

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saya

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

Verb

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saya

  1. to wear a skirt

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Compare sadya.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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sayá

  1. merry

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:saya.

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsä.jä]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

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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

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Indonesian first-person pronouns:

Japanese

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Romanization

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saya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さや

Karao

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Noun

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saya

  1. tear; teardrop

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”) or from Portuguese sou (“I am”) (unofficial)

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Pronoun

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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 ...

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Maranao

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Adverb

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saya

  1. here

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.

Noun

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saya

  1. skirt

Sambali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish saya.

Noun

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saya

  1. skirt

Spanish

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Etymology

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

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsaʝa/ [ˈsa.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈsaʃa/ [ˈsa.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsaʒa/ [ˈsa.ʒa]

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: sa‧ya

Noun

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saya f (plural sayas)

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

Descendants

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

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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

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sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

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

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

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Noun

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saya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. skirt
    Synonym: palda
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Further reading

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

Ternate

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Noun

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saya

  1. a flower

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

Ye'kwana

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Noun

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saya

  1. mountain

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “saya”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon
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