nya

See also: NYA, nyā, -nya, and -nya-

Translingual

Symbol

nya

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Chewa.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Chichewa terms

English

Etymology

From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃ (nya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjɑː/, /ˈnjæ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː, -æ

Interjection

nya

1. (anime and manga fandom) The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.

   Synonyms: nyaa, nyan, nyao

Bambara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲáà]

Noun

nya

1. (anatomy) eye

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Ewe

Noun

nya

1. word

Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai

Pronoun

nya

1. 1st-person singular pronoun: I
2. 1st-person plural pronoun: we
3. 1st-person singular possessive pronoun: my
4. 1st-person plural possessive pronoun: our

See also

Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		nya	nya, nyáji
2nd person		ma	ma, máji
3rd person		nyihá, nyithá	nyihá, nyiháji

Iatmul

Noun

nya

1. sun

Further reading

• Iatmül language
• https://web.archive.org/web/20170329060313/http://www.ioling.org/booklets/iol-2016-indiv-sol.en.pdf

Japanese

Romanization

nya

1. The hiragana syllable にゃ (nya) or the katakana syllable ニャ (nya) in Hepburn romanization.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲa/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ɲə]
  • (Baku) IPA^(key): [ɲa]
• (letter) IPA^(key): [ɲa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: nya

Etymology 1

Clipping of punya.

Particle

nya (Jawi spelling ڽا)

1. (informal) Alternative form of punya.

   Adam nya buku ― Adam's book

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

nya (Jawi spelling ڽا)

1. The 36th letter of the Jawi script which represents the [ɲ] sound; ڽ.

See also

• -nya (suffix)

Further reading

• “nya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya

1. to excrete, to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya

1. to excrete, to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

nya

1. (vulgar) to excrete, to defecate

   Synonym: kaka

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

nya (plural nyïr)

1. girl

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[1], 2005

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya (infinitive kunya)

1. to defecate

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-nya (infinitive kunya)

1. to rain or drop like rain
2. to discharge or release liquid

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nya
Positive present -nakunya Subjunctive -nye Negative -nyi Imperative singular kunya
Infinitives
Positive kunya Negative kutokunya
Imperatives
Singular kunya Plural kunyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunya Positive past positive subject concord + -likunya Negative past negative subject concord + -kunya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakunya) Singular Plural 1st person ninakunya/nakunya tunakunya 2nd person unakunya mnakunya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakunya wanakunya other classes positive subject concord + -nakunya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyi hatunyi 2nd person hunyi hamnyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyi hawanyi other classes negative subject concord + -nyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takunya Negative future negative subject concord + -takunya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nye) Singular Plural 1st person ninye tunye 2nd person unye mnye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anye wanye other classes positive subject concord + -nye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekunya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekunya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikunya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikunya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anya) Singular Plural 1st person nanya twanya 2nd person wanya mwanya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anya wanya m-mi(III/IV) wanya yanya ji-ma(V/VI) lanya yanya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanya vyanya n(IX/X) yanya zanya u(XI) wanya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanya pa(XVI) panya mu(XVIII) mwanya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekunya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakunya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokunya Consecutive kanya / positive subject concord + -kanya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninya -tunya 2nd person -kunya -wanya/-kunyeni/-wanyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnya -wanya m-mi(III/IV) -unya -inya ji-ma(V/VI) -linya -yanya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinya -vinya n(IX/X) -inya -zinya u(XI) -unya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunya pa(XVI) -panya mu(XVIII) -munya Reflexive -jinya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyaye -nyao m-mi(III/IV) -nyao -nyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyalo -nyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyacho -nyavyo n(IX/X) -nyayo -nyazo u(XI) -nyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyako pa(XVI) -nyapo mu(XVIII) -nyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kunya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekunya -okunya m-mi(III/IV) -okunya -yokunya ji-ma(V/VI) -lokunya -yokunya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokunya -vyokunya n(IX/X) -yokunya -zokunya u(XI) -okunya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokunya pa(XVI) -pokunya mu(XVIII) -mokunya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -nyea
  • Augmentative: -nyesha
  • Stative: -nyeka

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nyːˌa/

Adjective

nya

1. inflection of ny:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnja/ [ˈɲa]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈnja/ [ˈn̪ja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: nya

Determiner

niyá (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of niya.

Pronoun

niyá (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of niya.

Usage notes

• This spelling does not follow the rule of double vowel clusters with an /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel when at the start of a word or when following a double consonant (where the standard is to retain the vowel cluster and add a ⟨y⟩ or ⟨w⟩ in between). See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

nya

1. to excrete, to defecate

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya

1. (intransitive) to defecate

   Synonym: -bhosha

Inflection

tone L (infinitive ukunya)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukunya	ukunganyi
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	yinya	-nye
plural	yinyani	-nyeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyanya, nginya	enginyayo, enginya	nginya	anginyi	enginganyi	nginganyi
2nd singular	uyanya, unya	onyayo, onya	unya	awunyi	onganyi	unganyi
1st plural	siyanya, sinya	esinyayo, esinya	sinya	asinyi	esinganyi	singanyi
2nd plural	niyanya, ninya	eninyayo, eninya	ninya	aninyi	eninganyi	ninganyi
class 1	uyanya, unya	onyayo, onya	enya	akanyi	onganyi	enganyi
class 2	bayanya, banya	abanyayo, abanya	benya	abanyi	abanganyi	benganyi
class 3	uyanya, unya	onyayo, onya	unya	awunyi	onganyi	unganyi
class 4	iyanya, inya	enyayo, enya	inya	ayinyi	enganyi	inganyi
class 5	liyanya, linya	elinyayo, elinya	linya	alinyi	elinganyi	linganyi
class 6	ayanya, anya	anyayo, anya	enya	awanyi	anganyi	enganyi
class 7	siyanya, sinya	esinyayo, esinya	sinya	asinyi	esinganyi	singanyi
class 8	ziyanya, zinya	ezinyayo, ezinya	zinya	azinyi	ezinganyi	zinganyi
class 9	iyanya, inya	enyayo, enya	inya	ayinyi	enganyi	inganyi
class 10	ziyanya, zinya	ezinyayo, ezinya	zinya	azinyi	ezinganyi	zinganyi
class 11	luyanya, lunya	olunyayo, olunya	lunya	alunyi	olunganyi	lunganyi
class 14	buyanya, bunya	obunyayo, obunya	bunya	abunyi	obunganyi	bunganyi
class 15	kuyanya, kunya	okunyayo, okunya	kunya	akunyi	okunganyi	kunganyi
class 17	kuyanya, kunya	okunyayo, okunya	kunya	akunyi	okunganyi	kunganyi
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	nginyile, nginyē	enginyile, enginyē	nginyile, nginyē	anginyanga	enginganyanga	nginganyanga
2nd singular	unyile, unyē	onyile, onyē	unyile, unyē	awunyanga	onganyanga	unganyanga
1st plural	sinyile, sinyē	esinyile, esinyē	sinyile, sinyē	asinyanga	esinganyanga	singanyanga
2nd plural	ninyile, ninyē	eninyile, eninyē	ninyile, ninyē	aninyanga	eninganyanga	ninganyanga
class 1	unyile, unyē	onyile, onyē	enyile, enyē	akanyanga	onganyanga	enganyanga
class 2	banyile, banyē	abanyile, abanyē	benyile, benyē	abanyanga	abanganyanga	benganyanga
class 3	unyile, unyē	onyile, onyē	unyile, unyē	awunyanga	onganyanga	unganyanga
class 4	inyile, inyē	enyile, enyē	inyile, inyē	ayinyanga	enganyanga	inganyanga
class 5	linyile, linyē	elinyile, elinyē	linyile, linyē	alinyanga	elinganyanga	linganyanga
class 6	anyile, anyē	anyile, anyē	enyile, enyē	awanyanga	anganyanga	enganyanga
class 7	sinyile, sinyē	esinyile, esinyē	sinyile, sinyē	asinyanga	esinganyanga	singanyanga
class 8	zinyile, zinyē	ezinyile, ezinyē	zinyile, zinyē	azinyanga	ezinganyanga	zinganyanga
class 9	inyile, inyē	enyile, enyē	inyile, inyē	ayinyanga	enganyanga	inganyanga
class 10	zinyile, zinyē	ezinyile, ezinyē	zinyile, zinyē	azinyanga	ezinganyanga	zinganyanga
class 11	lunyile, lunyē	olunyile, olunyē	lunyile, lunyē	alunyanga	olunganyanga	lunganyanga
class 14	bunyile, bunyē	obunyile, obunyē	bunyile, bunyē	abunyanga	obunganyanga	bunganyanga
class 15	kunyile, kunyē	okunyile, okunyē	kunyile, kunyē	akunyanga	okunganyanga	kunganyanga
class 17	kunyile, kunyē	okunyile, okunyē	kunyile, kunyē	akunyanga	okunganyanga	kunganyanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngānya	engānya	ngānya	anginyanga	enginganyanga	nginganyanga
2nd singular	wānya	owānya	wānya	awunyanga	onganyanga	unganyanga
1st plural	sānya	esānya	sānya	asinyanga	esinganyanga	singanyanga
2nd plural	nānya	enānya	nānya	aninyanga	eninganyanga	ninganyanga
class 1	wānya	owānya	ānya	akanyanga	onganyanga	enganyanga
class 2	bānya	abānya	bānya	abanyanga	abanganyanga	benganyanga
class 3	wānya	owānya	wānya	awunyanga	onganyanga	unganyanga
class 4	yānya	eyānya	yānya	ayinyanga	enganyanga	inganyanga
class 5	lānya	elānya	lānya	alinyanga	elinganyanga	linganyanga
class 6	ānya	ānya	ānya	awanyanga	anganyanga	enganyanga
class 7	sānya	esānya	sānya	asinyanga	esinganyanga	singanyanga
class 8	zānya	ezānya	zānya	azinyanga	ezinganyanga	zinganyanga
class 9	yānya	eyānya	yānya	ayinyanga	enganyanga	inganyanga
class 10	zānya	ezānya	zānya	azinyanga	ezinganyanga	zinganyanga
class 11	lwānya	olwānya	lwānya	alunyanga	olunganyanga	lunganyanga
class 14	bānya	obānya	bānya	abunyanga	obunganyanga	bunganyanga
class 15	kwānya	okwānya	kwānya	akunyanga	okunganyanga	kunganyanga
class 17	kwānya	okwānya	kwānya	akunyanga	okunganyanga	kunganyanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	nginganya	—	nginganya	ngingenye	—	ngingenye
2nd singular	unganya	—	unganya	ungenye	—	ungenye
1st plural	singanya	—	singanya	singenye	—	singenye
2nd plural	ninganya	—	ninganya	ningenye	—	ningenye
class 1	anganya	—	enganya	angenye	—	engenye
class 2	banganya	—	benganya	bangenye	—	bengenye
class 3	unganya	—	unganya	ungenye	—	ungenye
class 4	inganya	—	inganya	ingenye	—	ingenye
class 5	linganya	—	linganya	lingenye	—	lingenye
class 6	anganya	—	enganya	angenye	—	engenye
class 7	singanya	—	singanya	singenye	—	singenye
class 8	zinganya	—	zinganya	zingenye	—	zingenye
class 9	inganya	—	inganya	ingenye	—	ingenye
class 10	zinganya	—	zinganya	zingenye	—	zingenye
class 11	lunganya	—	lunganya	lungenye	—	lungenye
class 14	bunganya	—	bunganya	bungenye	—	bungenye
class 15	kunganya	—	kunganya	kungenye	—	kungenye
class 17	kunganya	—	kunganya	kungenye	—	kungenye
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizokunya	engizokunya	ngizokunya	angizukunya	engingezukunya	ngingezukunya
2nd singular	uzokunya	ozokunya	uzokunya	awuzukunya	ongezukunya	ungezukunya
1st plural	sizokunya	esizokunya	sizokunya	asizukunya	esingezukunya	singezukunya
2nd plural	nizokunya	enizokunya	nizokunya	anizukunya	eningezukunya	ningezukunya
class 1	uzokunya	ozokunya	ezokunya	akazukunya	ongezukunya	engezukunya
class 2	bazokunya	abazokunya	bezokunya	abazukunya	abangezukunya	bengezukunya
class 3	uzokunya	ozokunya	uzokunya	awuzukunya	ongezukunya	ungezukunya
class 4	izokunya	ezokunya	izokunya	ayizukunya	engezukunya	ingezukunya
class 5	lizokunya	elizokunya	lizokunya	alizukunya	elingezukunya	lingezukunya
class 6	azokunya	azokunya	ezokunya	awazukunya	angezukunya	engezukunya
class 7	sizokunya	esizokunya	sizokunya	asizukunya	esingezukunya	singezukunya
class 8	zizokunya	ezizokunya	zizokunya	azizukunya	ezingezukunya	zingezukunya
class 9	izokunya	ezokunya	izokunya	ayizukunya	engezukunya	ingezukunya
class 10	zizokunya	ezizokunya	zizokunya	azizukunya	ezingezukunya	zingezukunya
class 11	luzokunya	oluzokunya	luzokunya	aluzukunya	olungezukunya	lungezukunya
class 14	buzokunya	obuzokunya	buzokunya	abuzukunya	obungezukunya	bungezukunya
class 15	kuzokunya	okuzokunya	kuzokunya	akuzukunya	okungezukunya	kungezukunya
class 17	kuzokunya	okuzokunya	kuzokunya	akuzukunya	okungezukunya	kungezukunya
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokunya	engiyokunya	ngiyokunya	angiyukunya	engingeyukunya	ngingeyukunya
2nd singular	uyokunya	oyokunya	uyokunya	awuyukunya	ongeyukunya	ungeyukunya
1st plural	siyokunya	esiyokunya	siyokunya	asiyukunya	esingeyukunya	singeyukunya
2nd plural	niyokunya	eniyokunya	niyokunya	aniyukunya	eningeyukunya	ningeyukunya
class 1	uyokunya	oyokunya	eyokunya	akayukunya	ongeyukunya	engeyukunya
class 2	bayokunya	abayokunya	beyokunya	abayukunya	abangeyukunya	bengeyukunya
class 3	uyokunya	oyokunya	uyokunya	awuyukunya	ongeyukunya	ungeyukunya
class 4	iyokunya	eyokunya	iyokunya	ayiyukunya	engeyukunya	ingeyukunya
class 5	liyokunya	eliyokunya	liyokunya	aliyukunya	elingeyukunya	lingeyukunya
class 6	ayokunya	ayokunya	eyokunya	awayukunya	angeyukunya	engeyukunya
class 7	siyokunya	esiyokunya	siyokunya	asiyukunya	esingeyukunya	singeyukunya
class 8	ziyokunya	eziyokunya	ziyokunya	aziyukunya	ezingeyukunya	zingeyukunya
class 9	iyokunya	eyokunya	iyokunya	ayiyukunya	engeyukunya	ingeyukunya
class 10	ziyokunya	eziyokunya	ziyokunya	aziyukunya	ezingeyukunya	zingeyukunya
class 11	luyokunya	oluyokunya	luyokunya	aluyukunya	olungeyukunya	lungeyukunya
class 14	buyokunya	obuyokunya	buyokunya	abuyukunya	obungeyukunya	bungeyukunya
class 15	kuyokunya	okuyokunya	kuyokunya	akuyukunya	okungeyukunya	kungeyukunya
class 17	kuyokunya	okuyokunya	kuyokunya	akuyukunya	okungeyukunya	kungeyukunya
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	nginye	nginganyi
2nd singular	unye	unganyi
1st plural	sinye	singanyi
2nd plural	ninye	ninganyi
class 1	anye	anganyi
class 2	banye	banganyi
class 3	unye	unganyi
class 4	inye	inganyi
class 5	linye	linganyi
class 6	anye	anganyi
class 7	sinye	singanyi
class 8	zinye	zinganyi
class 9	inye	inganyi
class 10	zinye	zinganyi
class 11	lunye	lunganyi
class 14	bunye	bunganyi
class 15	kunye	kunganyi
class 17	kunye	kunganyi
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	nganya	nganganya, anganya, anganganya
2nd singular	wanya	wanganya, awanya, awanganya
1st plural	sanya	sanganya, asanya, asanganya
2nd plural	nanya	nanganya, ananya, ananganya
class 1	wanya	wanganya, akanya, akanganya
class 2	banya	banganya, abanya, abanganya
class 3	wanya	wanganya, awanya, awanganya
class 4	yanya	yanganya, ayanya, ayanganya
class 5	lanya	langanya, alanya, alanganya
class 6	anya	anganya, awanya, awanganya
class 7	sanya	sanganya, asanya, asanganya
class 8	zanya	zanganya, azanya, azanganya
class 9	yanya	yanganya, ayanya, ayanganya
class 10	zanya	zanganya, azanya, azanganya
class 11	lwanya	lwanganya, alwanya, alwanganya
class 14	banya	banganya, abanya, abanganya
class 15	kwanya	kwanganya, akwanya, akwanganya
class 17	kwanya	kwanganya, akwanya, akwanganya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “nya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nya”