siya

See also: Siya, si ya, sīyǎ, siþa, and síya

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiʝa/ [ˈsi.ʝa]
• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Syllabification: si‧ya

Noun

siya f (plural siyes)

1. alternative form of siella

Balinese

Numeral

siya (Balinese script ᬲᬶᬬ)

1. nine

Bambara

Noun

siya

1. tribe, race, ethnic group

Cebuano

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /siˈa/ [ˈs̪ja]
• (Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA^(key): /siˈd͡ʒa/ [s̪ɪˈd͡ʒa]

Pronoun

siyá (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

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

			direct		indirect (postposed)		indirect (preposed)		oblique
	Length:		full	short1	full	short2	base	suffixed -a	full	short
singular	first person		akó	ko	nakò3	ko3	akò	akóa	kanakò	nakò
	second person		ikáw	ka	nímo	mo	ímo	imóha	kanímo	nímo
	third person		siyá		níya		íya	iyáha	kaníya	níya
plural	first person	inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atóa	kanatò	natò
		exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amóa	kanamò	namò
	second person		kamó	mo	nínyo		ínyo	inyóha	kanínyo	nínyo
	third person		silá		níla		íla	iláha	kaníla	níla

¹ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
² Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
³ Ta is used over nako or ko where the focus is a second-person singular pronoun.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish silla (“chair”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈsija/ [ˈs̪i.jɐ]

Noun

síya (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. a chair

   Synonym: lingkoranan

Examples

1. Kuhaa palihug ag siya bi kay mulingkod ko.

2. Palihug palingkura nang bisita sa siya.

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian, Malay and Māori ia.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

siyá (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. he; she (third person personal pronoun)

   Filipino siya. ― S/he is a Filipino.

   Siya sana an nakapasar sa pinakamasakit na exam.

   S/he the only one who passed the hardest exam.

See also

Central Bikol personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute		Ergative		Oblique
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short
First	singular	ako		ko		sakuya, sako
	plural inclusive	kita		nyato	ta	satuya, sato
	plural exclusive	kami		nyamo	mi	samuya, samo
Second	singular	ika	ka	mo		saimo, simo
	plural	kamo		nindo		saindo
Third	singular	siya		niya		saiya
	plural	sinda		ninda		sainda

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish silla.

Noun

siya

1. chair

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *si ia (“he, she, it”, 3sg. personal pronoun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈja/ [siˈa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: si‧ya

Pronoun

siyá (Hanunoo spelling ᜰᜲᜬ)

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

See also

Hanunoo personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct	Indirect	Oblique
First	singular	ako	niko	kangko, kang
	plural inclusive	kita	nita	kanta
	plural exclusive	kami	nimi	kanmi
Second	singular	kawo, ka	nimo	kanmo
	plural	kamo	niyo	kanyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kanya
	plural	sida	nida	kanda

• kay
• si

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 250
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ia₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

siyá

1. he; she

See also

Hiligaynon personal pronouns

		absolute (ang/si)		ergative (sa/ni)		ergative (preposed)	oblique (sa)
		full	short	full	short	full
first	singular	ako	ko*	nakon	ko	akon	sa akon
	plural inclusive	kita		naton	ta	aton	sa aton
	plural exclusive	kami		namon		amon	sa amon
second	singular	ikaw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	sa imo
	plural	kamo		ninyo		inyo	sa inyo
third	singular	siya		niya		iya	sa iya
	plural	sila		nila		ila	sa ila

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish silla.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈsia/ [ˈsi.ja]

Noun

síya

1. chair

   Synonym: lingkoranan

Karao

Pronoun

siya

1. (interrogative) who

Limos Kalinga

Adjective

siyá

1. correct

Old Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Doublet of dia.

Pronoun

siya

1. he/she (third person singular pronouns)

Descendants

• Sundanese: sia

In modern Sundanese, "sia/siya" changed its meaning to "you (2nd person)". Now, modern Sundanese uses the word "manéhna/si éta (casual)" and "anjeunna (polite)" for "he/she (3rd person)".

Saisiyat

Pronoun

siya

1. he
2. she

See also

Saisiyat personal pronouns

				nominative	accusative	genitive	dative	possessive	locative
singular	1st person			yako / ya:o	ʼiyakin	maʼan	ʼiniman	ʼanmanaʼa	kanman
	2nd person			Soʼo	ʼiSoʼon	niSoʼ	ʼiniSoʼ	ʼanSoʼoʼa	kanSoʼ
	3rd person			siya	hisiya	nisiya	ʼinisiya	ʼanisiyaʼa	kansiya
plural	1st person		inclusive	ʼitaʼ	ʼinimitaʼ	mitaʼ	inimitaʼ	ʼanimitaʼa	kanʼitaʼ
	1st person		exclusive	yami	ʼiniyaʼom	niyaʼom	ʼiniyaʼom	ʼanyaʼoma	kanyami
	2nd person			moyo	ʼinimon	nimon	ʼinimon	ʼanmoyoʼa	kanmoyo
	3rd person			lasiya	hilasiya	nasiya	ʼinilasiya	ʼanlasiyaʼa	kanlasiya

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia

Tagalog siya

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Central Bikol siya, Cebuano siya, Kapampangan iya, Indonesian ia, Māori ia, and Waray-Waray hiya.

Alternative forms

• sha, xa — text messaging, colloquial
• sya — superseded, pre-2007
• s'ya — informal, contraction
• Siya — religious

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈa/ [ˈʃa]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˈa/ [ˈsja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: si‧ya

Pronoun

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

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)

Alternative forms

• Siya — honorific alternative case

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual1	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita2
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila

¹ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
² Replaces ko ikaw.

Noun

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

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

• kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga
• siya nawa
• siya ring
• siyang-siya
• siyanga
• siyanga pala

Interjection

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. so! well!

   Synonym: aba

2. (dialectal, Quezon) yes!

Etymology 2

Isang uri ng siyang ginamit para sa pangangabayo.

Isang siya ng bisikleta

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sed-

Proto-Indo-European *-leh₂

Proto-Indo-European *sedleh₂

Proto-Italic *sedlā

Latin sella

Old Spanish siella

Early Modern Spanish sillabor.

Tagalog siya

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish silla, from Old Spanish siella (“chair, saddle”), from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic *sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European *sedleh₂, from *sed- + *-leh₂. Doublet of silya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsia/ [ˈsiː.jɐ], /siˈa/ [ˈsja]
• Rhymes: -ia, -a
• Syllabification: si‧ya

Noun

siya or siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. saddle

   Synonyms: montura, (of a bicycle) sintadera

   siya ng kabayo ― horse saddle

   siya ng bisikleta ― bicycle saddle

   • 1989, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, translated by Thelma B. Kintanar, 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

Borrowed from Hokkien 謝 / 谢 (siā, “regards to; thanks; gratefulness”), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈa/ [ˈsja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: si‧ya

Noun

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. satisfaction; pleasure; contentment

   Synonyms: lugod, kaluguran, kasiyahan

2. (by extension) only used in kasiya, sufficiency; adequacy

   Synonyms: kasapatan, kahustuhan, kasiyahan

3. (by extension) only used in pasiya, decision; determination

Derived terms

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

Adjective

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. sufficient; adequate; enough

   Synonyms: sapat, husto, tama

   Siya na.

   That's enough already.

Further reading

• “siya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 107

Anagrams

• Isay, sayi

Tausug

Alternative forms

• sia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /sia/ [ˈsja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: si‧ya

Pronoun

siya (Sulat Sūg spelling سِيَ)

1. he; she (third person)

   Malingkat tuud siya.

   She is very beautiful.

   Bagay ku siya.

   He is my friend.

Tauya

Noun

siya

1. salt

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

References

• Lorna MacDonald, A Grammar of Tauya

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.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano; Secretaría de Educación Pública, published 1971, pages 91, 222

Wolaytta

Verb

siya

1. (intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
2. (transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
3. (transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
4. (transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
5. (transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of.
6. (transitive, law) To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
7. (transitive, informal) To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
8. (transitive, Greek philosophy) To study under.

Related terms

• sissaa
• ezgguwa
• ezgga

Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Persian سیاه (siyâh).

Adjective

Northern Kurdish	reş
Central Kurdish	ڕەش (reş)
Southern Kurdish	siya
Zazaki	siya
Gurani	siyaw

siya

1. black