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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Bambara

Noun

siya

1. tribe, race, ethnic group

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Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /si ˈja/
• IPA^(key): /siˈa/, [ˈʃa] (relaxed pronunciation)

Pronoun

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

1. he; she

   Filipino siya.

   S/he is a Filipino.

See also

Bikol Central personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute (ang)		Ergative (sa)		Oblique (sa)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short
First	singular	ako		ko		sakuya, sako, saako
	plural inclusive	kita		nyato	ta	satuya, sato, saato
	plural exclusive	kami		nyamo	mi	samuya, samo, kanamo, saamo
Second	singular	ika	ka	mo		saimo, simo,kanimo
	plural	kamo		nindo		saindo, kaninyo, sainyo
Third	singular	siya, iya		niya		saiya, kaniya
	plural	sinda		ninda		sainda, kanila

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Cebuano

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /si ˈja/, [s̪ɪ ˈja]

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	nato	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

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈsi ja/, [ˈs̪i jʌ]

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

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

Pronoun

siya

1. he

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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 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Bikol Central siya, Cebuano siya, Indonesian ia, Maori ia, and Waray-Waray hiya.

Alternative forms

• sya (informal)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /siˈa/, [ˈʃa]

Pronoun

siyá

1. he; she (third person singular animate personal pronoun)

   Pilipino siya.

   S/he is a Filipino.

2. (colloquial) it (third person singular inanimate personal pronoun)

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, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya, kanya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Noun

siyá

1. the one; the identical one; the very same

   Ang belong ito ay siyang ginawa ng kanyang lola.

   This veil is the very same one which her grandmother made.

Derived terms

• siya na
• siya nawa
• siyanga
• siyanga pala
• siyang-siya
• siya ring

 

Interjection

siyá

1. so! well!

   Synonym: aba

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish silla. Doublet of silya.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈsia/, [ˈsiɐ]
• IPA^(key): /si ˈja/, [sɪ ˈja]

Noun

siya or siyá

1. saddle

   Synonyms: montura, (of a bicycle) sintadera

   siya ng kabayo ― horse saddle

   siya ng bisikleta ― bicycle saddle

   • 1989, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Thelma B. Kintanar, transl., Daigdig ng Tao, Solidaridad Publishing House, page 30:

     Nakasabit sa dingding ang mga siya ng kabayo na may iba-ibang palawit na estribo.

     The horse saddles with different stirrups are hanging on the wall.

Derived terms

• magsiya
• siyahan

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /si ˈja/, [sɪ ˈja]

Noun

siyá

1. satisfaction; pleasure; contentment

   Synonyms: lugod, kaluguran, kasiyahan

2. (obsolete) decision; determination (only used in pasiya)
3. (obsolete) sufficiency; adequacy (only used in kasiya)

Derived terms

• bigyang-kasiyahan
• di-kasiyahan
• di-kasiya-siya
• kasiyahan
• kasiya-siya
• kawalang-kasiyahan
• magbigay-kasiyahan
• makasiya
• makasiya
• masiya
• masiyahan
• nakasisiya
• pagbibigay-kasiyahan
• walang-kasiyahan

 

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Tauya

Noun

siya

1. salt

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

References

• Lorna MacDonald, A Grammar of Tauya

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Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla, from Latin sella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsija]

Noun

siya (plural siyajte)

1. chair

   Synonym: sieta

2. saddle

References

• Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 91, 222