siya

See also: sīyǎ, siþa, síya, and Siya

Asturian

Noun

siya f (plural siyes)

1. Alternative form of siella

Balinese

Romanization

siya

1. Romanization of ᬲᬶᬬ

Bambara

Noun

siya

1. tribe, race, ethnic group

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian ia, Maori ia.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

siya (third person personal pronoun, objective and nominative case, common gender)

1. he; she

   Filipino siya.

   S/he is a Filipino.

See also

Bikol Central personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute (ang)		Ergative (sa)		Oblique (sa)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short
First	singular	ako		ko		sakuya, sako, saako
	plural inclusive	kita		nyato	ta	satuya, sato, saato
	plural exclusive	kami		nyamo	mi	samuya, samo, kanamo, saamo
Second	singular	ika	ka	mo		saimo, simo,kanimo
	plural	kamo		nindo		saindo, kaninyo, sainyo
Third	singular	siya, iya		niya		saiya, kaniya
	plural	sinda		ninda		sainda, kanila

Cebuano

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

siya

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

Person	Number	Absolute (ang/si)		Ergative (sa/ni)		Ergative (preposed)	Oblique (sa/og)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short	Full	Full	Short
First	singular	ako	ko*	nako	ko	ako/akoa	kanako	nako
	plural inclusive	kita	ta	nato	ta	ato/atoa	kanato	nato
	plural exclusive	kami	mi	namo	mo	amo/amoa	kanamo	namo
Second	singular	ikaw	ka	nimo	mo	imo/imoha	kanimo	nimo
	plural	kamo	ka	ninyo		inyo/inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siya		niya		iya/iyaha	kaniya	niya
	plural	sila		nila		ila/ilaha	kanila	nila
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Etymology 2

From Spanish silla (“chair”), from Latin sella (“seat”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈsia/, [ˈs̪i.ʌ]

Noun

siya

1. a chair

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish silla.

Noun

siya

1. chair

Hiligaynon

Etymology

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

Pronoun

siya

1. he

Karao

Pronoun

siya

1. (interrogative) who

Limos Kalinga

Adjective

siyá

1. correct

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Bikol Central siya, Cebuano siya, Indonesian ia, Maori ia, and Waray-Waray hiya.

Alternative forms

• sya – informal
• s'ya – contraction

Pronunciation

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

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)

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** 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

• siya na
• siya nawa
• siya ring
• siyang-siya
• siyanga
• siyanga pala

 

Interjection

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. so! well!

   Synonym: aba

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish silla. Doublet of silya.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈsia/, [ˈsi.jɐ]
• IPA^(key): /siˈa/, [sɪˈja]

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, Thelma B. Kintanar, transl., 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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. satisfaction; pleasure; contentment

   Synonyms: lugod, kaluguran, kasiyahan

2. (obsolete) decision; determination (only used in pasiya)
3. (obsolete) sufficiency; adequacy (only used in kasiya)

Derived terms

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

 

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.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 91, 222

Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Persian سیاه‎ (siyâh).

Adjective

siya

1. black