aiya
See also: āiyá, aiþa, and āiyā
English
Alternative forms
- ai yah, aiyah
Etymology
From Chinese 哎呀 (āiyā).
Interjection
aiya
- (China, Hong Kong, Singapore, informal) ah; oh; exclamatory phrase expressing surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear.
Anagrams
- YAAI, yaai
Chickasaw
Verb
aiya
- to go
Jutiapa
Etymology
Cognate to Yupiltepeque aya, which see for more.
Noun
aiya
- woman
See also
- jurgaqui (“man”)
References
- Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)