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saya

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See also: sāya
Languages (16)
English
Asturian • Bambara • Cebuano • Indonesian • Japanese • Karao • Malay • Maranao • North Moluccan Malay • Papiamentu • Sambali • Spanish • Tagalog • Ternate • Ye'kwana
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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.

Noun

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saya (plural sayas)

  1. (Philippines) A skirt.
    • 2022, James Hopper, Caybigan:
      And as she stalked in her long, loose stride toward the dressing-room to readjust her saya, somewhat in distress from the Maestro's last effort, it had suddenly flashed upon him where he had seen her before.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaʝa/, [ˈsa.ʝa]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Noun

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saya f (plural sayes)

  1. skirt
    Synonym: falda

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Bambara

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Noun

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saya

  1. death

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaja/ [ˈs̪a.jɐ]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Noun

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saya

  1. skirt
    Synonym: palda
  2. (often humorous) kilt

Verb

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saya

  1. to wear a skirt

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Compare sadya.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saˈja/ [s̪ɐˈja]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Adjective

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sayá

  1. merry

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:saya.

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay saya, from earlier sahaya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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saya

  1. (polite) First person singular pronoun: I, me, my
    Saya akan pergi ke kebun.
    I will go to the garden.
    Mereka suka bercanda dengan saya.
    They like to joke around with me.
    Atasan saya sedang sibuk.
    My boss is busy.

Interjection

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saya

  1. (polite) Response that confirms that the speaker is paying attention: yes

Synonyms

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As a first person singular personal pronouns:

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Indonesian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person exclusive aku,
saya1 		kami
inclusive - kita
2nd person kamu,
Anda2
kau3 kalian,
Anda sekalian2,
kamu sekalian5
3rd person dia,
ia3,
beliau4 		mereka
Reflexive diri
Emphatic sendiri
1Polite.
2Formal.
3Now mostly dialectal or literary.
4Honorific.

5Literary or poetic.
Notes:
This table only shows some personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language.
The second person pronouns are usually avoided for someone of higher status or older.
Not including the clitic pronouns.
See Appendix:Indonesian personal pronouns for more information.

Japanese

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Romanization

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saya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さや

Karao

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Noun

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saya

  1. tear; teardrop

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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saya (Jawi spelling ساي)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)
    Nama saya ...
    My name is ...

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: saya
  • North Moluccan Malay: saya

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Maranao

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Adverb

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saya

  1. here

North Moluccan Malay

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Etymology

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From Malay saya, from earlier sahaya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “companion, follower, assistant”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaja/
  • IPA(key): (in relaxed or fast speech) /ˈse(j)a/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya

Pronoun

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saya

  1. (polite) First person singular pronoun: I, me, my

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North Moluccan Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person long kita,
saya 		torang
short ta tong
2nd person long ngana ngoni
ngo
short nga
3rd person long dia dorang
short de dong
Reflexive diri
Emphatic sandiri
Notes:
The short forms are mostly dependant.
The second person pronouns are usually avoided when talking to someone of higher status or older.
See each entry for more information.

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.

Noun

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saya

  1. skirt

Sambali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish saya.

Noun

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saya

  1. skirt

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos). Compare Portuguese saia, French saie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsaʝa/ [ˈsa.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈsaʃa/ [ˈsa.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsaʒa/ [ˈsa.ʒa]

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: sa‧ya

Noun

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saya f (plural sayas)

  1. (archaic except Cuba) skirt
    Synonyms: falda, pollera, nagua

Descendants

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Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Philippine *sayaq. Compare Kapampangan saya, Masbatenyo sadya, Cebuano sadya, and Hiligaynon sadya.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. joy; happiness; gladness
    Synonyms: tuwa, katuwaan, galak, kagalakan, ligaya, kaligayahan
  2. fun; merriment; festivity
    Synonyms: pagkakatuwa, pagdiriwang
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from earlier sagus, from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos), probably of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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saya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

  1. skirt
    Synonym: palda
Derived terms
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Further reading

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  • “saya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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saya

  1. a flower

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Ye'kwana

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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saya

  1. mountain

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “saya”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon
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