siya
Asturian
Noun
siya f (plural siyes)
- Alternative form of siella
Balinese
Romanization
siya
- Romanization of ᬲᬶᬬ
Bambara
Noun
siya
- 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)
- he; she
- Filipino siya.
- S/he is a Filipino.
See also
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
- he or she
- this, that
- (personal) used to refer to a singular person or animal at a distance from the speaker regardless of its gender
- (demonstrative) used when avoiding to mention a person by name
- (demonstrative) used to demonstrate different objects
See also
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
- a chair
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
From Spanish silla.
Noun
siya
- chair
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.
Pronoun
siya
- he
Karao
Pronoun
siya
- (interrogative) who
Limos Kalinga
Adjective
siyá
- 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)
- he; she (third person singular animate personal pronoun)
- Pilipino siya.
- S/he is a Filipino.
- (colloquial) it (third person singular inanimate personal pronoun)
See also
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)
- 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
- siyanga
- siyanga pala
- siyang-siya
- siya ring
Interjection
siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
- 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)
- 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
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: si‧ya
- IPA(key): /siˈa/, [sɪˈja]
Noun
siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
- satisfaction; pleasure; contentment
- Synonyms: lugod, kaluguran, kasiyahan
- (obsolete) decision; determination (only used in pasiya)
- (obsolete) sufficiency; adequacy (only used in kasiya)
Derived terms
- bigyang-kasiyahan
- di-kasiyahan
- di-kasiya-siya
- kasiyahan
- kasiya-siya
- kawalang-kasiyahan
- magbigay-kasiyahan
- makasiya
- makasiya
- masiya
- masiyahan
- nakasisiya
- pagbibigay-kasiyahan
- walang-kasiyahan
Tauya
Noun
siya
- 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)
- chair
- Synonym: sieta
- 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) (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
- black