See also: sāya

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.

NounEdit

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.

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)

  1. skirt

SynonymsEdit

BambaraEdit

NounEdit

saya

  1. death

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

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

NounEdit

saya

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

VerbEdit

saya

  1. to wear a skirt

Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Compare sadya.

PronunciationEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

sayá

  1. merry

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

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

PronounEdit

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 notesEdit

SynonymsEdit

Indonesian first-person pronouns:

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

saya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さや

KaraoEdit

NounEdit

saya

  1. tear; teardrop

MalayEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, follower).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /saja/
  • Rhymes: -aja, -ja, -a
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [säjə]
  • (file)

PronounEdit

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 ...

SynonymsEdit

See alsoEdit

MaranaoEdit

AdverbEdit

saya

  1. here

PapiamentuEdit

 

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.

NounEdit

saya

  1. skirt

SambaliEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish saya.

NounEdit

saya

  1. skirt

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

 
  • 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

NounEdit

saya f (plural sayas)

  1. (archaic) a woman’s skirt

DescendantsEdit

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

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

TagalogEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. joy; happiness; gladness
    Synonyms: tuwa, katuwaan, galak, kagalakan, ligaya, kaligayahan
  2. 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

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

NounEdit

saya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. skirt
    Synonym: palda
Derived termsEdit

TernateEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

saya

  1. a flower

ReferencesEdit

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