saya

See also: sāya

Asturian

Etymology

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

Noun

saya f (plural sayes)

1. skirt

Synonyms

• falda

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Bambara

Noun

saya

1. death

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

• sayal

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Noun

saya

1. a skirt; an article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body
2. the part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist
3. the drapery used in processional carriages
4. (often humorous) a kilt

Verb

saya

1. to put on a skirt

Etymology 2

Compare sadya.

Adjective

saya

1. merry

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:saya.

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sahaya

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saja/

Pronoun

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

• The formal personal pronoun.

Synonyms

Indonesian first-person pronouns:

• aye, ogut, gue, gua (Jakarta)
• aku (informal)
• daku (poetic)
• saya (polite)
• hamba
• kami (euphemism)

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Japanese

Romanization

saya

1. Rōmaji transcription of さや

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Karao

Noun

saya

1. tear; teardrop

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Malay

Alternative forms

• sahaya, سهاي, sy

Etymology

From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (MY):

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Pronoun

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 ...

Synonyms

• kamek (Pontianak)
• kula (Sintang)

See also

• aku / ku (ku- / -ku) / daku
• hamba
• beta

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Maranao

Adverb

saya

1. here

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.

Noun

saya

1. skirt

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Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish saya.

Noun

saya

1. skirt

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaʝa/ [ˈsa.ʝa]

• 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]

Noun

saya f (plural sayas)

1. (archaic) a woman’s skirt

Descendants

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

See also

• falda
• nagua

Further reading

• “saya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

1. joy; happiness; gladness

   Synonyms: tuwa, katuwaan, galak, kagalakan, ligaya, kaligayahan

2. fun; merriment; festivity

   Synonyms: pagkakatuwa, pagdiriwang

Derived terms

• ikasaya
• ipagsaya
• kasayahan
• magpakasaya
• magpasaya
• magsaya
• makapagsaya
• makasaya
• masaya
• masayahan
• masayahin
• masayang-masaya
• napakasaya
• pagsasaya
• pakikipagsaya
• pampasaya
• pasaya
• pasayahin
• sayahan
• sayahin
• sumaya

 

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

saya

1. skirt

   Synonym: palda

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Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.ja]

Noun

saya

1. a flower

References

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