saya
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.
NounEdit
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.
- 2022, James Hopper, Caybigan
Derived termsEdit
AsturianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).
NounEdit
saya f (plural sayes)
SynonymsEdit
BambaraEdit
NounEdit
saya
CebuanoEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
saya
VerbEdit
saya
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Compare sadya.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
sayá
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:saya.
IndonesianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay saya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya). Doublet of sahaya and aye.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
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 notesEdit
- The formal personal pronoun.
SynonymsEdit
Indonesian first-person pronouns:
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
saya
KaraoEdit
NounEdit
saya
MalayEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
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 ...
SynonymsEdit
See alsoEdit
MaranaoEdit
AdverbEdit
saya
PapiamentuEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.
NounEdit
saya
SambaliEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
saya
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos). Compare Portuguese saia, French saie.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Syllabification: sa‧ya
NounEdit
saya f (plural sayas)
DescendantsEdit
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- “saya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
TagalogEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Philippine *sayaq. Compare Kapampangan saya, Masbatenyo sadya, Cebuano sadya, and Hiligaynon sadya.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)
- joy; happiness; gladness
- fun; merriment; festivity
- Synonyms: pagkakatuwa, pagdiriwang
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from earlier sagus, from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos), probably of Gaulish origin.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
saya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)
Derived termsEdit
TernateEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
saya
- a flower
ReferencesEdit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh