siya

See also: sīyǎ, siþa, síya, and Siya

Asturian

Noun

siya f (plural siyes)

1. Alternative form of siella

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Balinese

Romanization

siya

1. Romanization of ᬲᬶᬬ

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Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /sɪˈja/, /sɪˈʎa/
• Hyphenation: si‧ya

Pronoun

siya

1. he or she
2. this, that
   1. (personal) used to refer to a singular person or animal at a distance from the speaker regardless of its gender
   2. (demonstrative) used when avoiding to mention a person by name
   3. (demonstrative) used to demonstrate different objects

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute (ang/si)		Ergative (sa/ni)		Ergative (preposed)	Oblique (sa/og)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short	Full	Full	Short
First	singular	ako	ko*	nako	ko	ako/akoa	kanako	nako
	plural inclusive	kita	ta	nita	ta	ato/atoa	kanato	nato
	plural exclusive	kami	mi	namo	mo	amo/amoa	kanamo	namo
Second	singular	ikaw	ka	nimo	mo	imo/imoha	kanimo	nimo
	plural	kamo	ka	ninyo		inyo/inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siya		niya		iya/iyaha	kaniya	niya
	plural	sila		nila		ila/ilaha	kanila	nila
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Etymology 2

From Spanish silla (“chair”), from Latin sella (“seat”).

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /siˈʎa/
• Hyphenation: si‧ya

Noun

siya

1. a chair

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish silla

Noun

siya

1. chair.

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla.

Noun

siya

1. chair

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Karao

Pronoun

siya

1. (interrogative) who

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Limos Kalinga

Adjective

siyá

1. correct

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian ia, Maori ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa/

Pronoun

siya (third person personal pronoun, objective and nominative case, common gender)

1. him
2. her
3. he
4. she

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual	kita/kata*	nita/nata*	kanita/kanata* (ata)*
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo	ninyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
*not commonly used

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Tauya

Noun

siya

1. salt

   siya ya'e : the ocean (literally: salt water)

References

• Lorna MacDonald, A Grammar of Tauya