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saya

See also: sāya
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English
Asturian • Bambara • Betawi • Cebuano • Indonesian • Japanese • Karao • Malay • Maranao • North Moluccan Malay • Papiamentu • Sambali • Spanish • Tagalog • Ternate • Ye'kwana
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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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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaʝa/ [ˈsa.ʝa]
  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: sa‧ya

Noun

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saya f (plural sayes)

  1. skirt
    Synonym: falda

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Bambara

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Noun

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saya

  1. death

Betawi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay saya (“I, me, my”), from Classical Malay sahaya (“slave”), from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saja/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Pronoun

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saya

  1. I, me, my (first person singular pronoun)

Usage notes

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Used mainly in literary works, in formal situation, or by someone younger when addressing an older person.

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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

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay saya, from earlier sahaya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya).

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Pronoun

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saya

  1. (polite) first person singular pronoun: I, me, my
    Saya akan pergi ke kebun.
    I will go to the garden.
    Mereka suka bercanda dengan saya.
    They like to joke around with me.
    Atasan saya sedang sibuk.
    My boss is busy.

Interjection

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saya

  1. (polite) response that confirms that the speaker is paying attention: yes

Synonyms

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As a first person singular personal pronouns:

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Indonesian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person exclusive regular aku,
saya1 		kami
enclitic -ku -
proclitic ku- -
1st person inclusive - kita
2nd person regular kamu,
Anda2,
kau3 		kalian,
Anda2,
Anda sekalian2
enclitic -mu -
3rd person regular dia,
beliau4,
ia3 		mereka
enclitic -nya -
reflexive diri5, diri sendiri
emphatic sendiri
1 Polite.
2 Formal.
3 Now mostly literary.
4 Respectful.

5 Sometimes used as an emphatic marker instead of being reflexive.
Notes:
  • This table only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language.
  • The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
  • The enclitics are only used obliquely (object or possessor), while the proclitic is only used as a subject.
See each entry for more information.

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”).

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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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  • Indonesian: saya
  • North Moluccan Malay: saya

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Maranao

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Adverb

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saya

  1. here

North Moluccan Malay

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Etymology

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From Malay saya, from earlier sahaya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “companion, follower, assistant”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaja/
  • IPA(key): (in relaxed or fast speech) /ˈse(j)a/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Pronoun

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saya

  1. (polite) First person singular pronoun: I, me, my

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North Moluccan Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person long kita,
saya1 		torang
short ta tong
2nd person long ngana ngoni
short nga ngo
3rd person long dia dorang
short de dong
possessive pe
reflexive diri
emphatic sandiri

1 Polite.

  • The short forms are mostly dependent.
  • The second person pronouns are usually avoided when talking to someone of higher status or older.

See each entry for more information.

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.

Pronunciation

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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 except Cuba) skirt
    Synonyms: falda, pollera, nagua

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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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Noun

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sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. joy; happiness; gladness
    Synonyms: tuwa, katuwaan, galak, kagalakan, ligaya, kaligayahan, alegriya
  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, probably of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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saya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. skirt
    Synonym: palda
Derived terms
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Further reading

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

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Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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saya

  1. a flower

References

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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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Pronunciation

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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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