guya

See also: guþa

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian گویا (guyâ, “perhaps, it seems”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡˈʲu(ː)jɑ]
• Hyphenation: gu‧ya

Particle

guya

1. allegedly, supposedly; as if

   Niyə soruşursan? Guya cavabını özün bilmirsən.

   Why are you asking? As if you don't know the answer yourself.

   Sevmədiyi bir nəfər öləndə, yalandan ağladı, guya qanı qaralmışdı.

   When someone s/he didn't like died, s/he fake-cried, as if s/he were sad.

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Dhuwal

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuya.

Noun

guya

1. fish

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Gamilaraay

guya

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *guya, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuja/

Noun

guya

1. fish

   guya nhama gubiyaanha

   the fish is swimming.

   mari yanawaanha bagaaygu guya ganmaligu

   The men are going to the creek to catch fish.

References

• Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
• Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
• (2015). “Ma Gamilaraay”

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Hiligaynon

Noun

guya

1. (anatomy) face

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from 牛仔 (gû-á, “young calf”).

Noun

guyà

1. calf; the young of a cow or a carabao