aiya

See also: āiyá, aiþa, and āiyā

English

Alternative forms

• ai yah, aiyah

Etymology

From Chinese 哎呀 (āiyā).

Interjection

aiya

1. (China, Hong Kong, Singapore, informal) ah; oh; exclamatory phrase expressing surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear.

Anagrams

• YAAI, yaai

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Chickasaw

Verb

aiya

1. to go

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Jutiapa

Etymology

Cognate to Yupiltepeque aya, which see for more.

Noun

aiya

1. woman

See also

• jurgaqui (“man”)

References

• Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)

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Yámana

Noun

aiya

1. stone

Synonyms

• awi