aiya

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: āiyá, aiþa, and āiyā

English

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Chinese 哎呀 (āiyā).

Interjection

[edit]

aiya

  1. (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Chinese Filipino, Chinese Australian, informal) ah; oh; exclamation of surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear.
    Synonym: haiya (Malaysia)

Chickasaw

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

aiya

  1. to go

Jutiapa

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Cognate to Yupiltepeque aya, which see for more.

Noun

[edit]

aiya

  1. woman

See also

[edit]

References

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

Yámana

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

aiya

  1. stone

Synonyms

[edit]