saya

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.

Noun[edit]

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 terms[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).

Noun[edit]

saya f (plural sayes)

  1. skirt

Synonyms[edit]

Bambara[edit]

Noun[edit]

saya

  1. death

Cebuano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

saya

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

Verb[edit]

saya

  1. to wear a skirt

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Compare sadya.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

sayá

  1. merry

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:saya.

Indonesian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay saya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya). Doublet of sahaya and aye.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈsä.jä]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya
  • Audio(file)

Pronoun[edit]

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 notes[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Indonesian first-person pronouns:

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

saya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さや

Karao[edit]

Noun[edit]

saya

  1. tear; teardrop

Malay[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

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 ...

See also[edit]

Maranao[edit]

Adverb[edit]

saya

  1. here

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.

Noun[edit]

saya

  1. skirt

Sambali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish saya.

Noun[edit]

saya

  1. skirt

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • 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[edit]

saya f (plural sayas)

  1. (archaic, Cuba) skirt
    Synonyms: falda, pollera, nagua

Descendants[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. joy; happiness; gladness
    Synonyms: tuwa, katuwaan, galak, kagalakan, ligaya, kaligayahan
  2. fun; merriment; festivity
    Synonyms: pagkakatuwa, pagdiriwang
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from earlier sagus, from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos), probably of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

saya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. skirt
    Synonym: palda
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Ternate[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

saya

  1. a flower

References[edit]

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

Ye'kwana[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

saya

  1. mountain

References[edit]

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “saya”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon
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