saya

Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.

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.

• under the saya

• Ayas, ayas, Asya, yaas, AYAs, Asay

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaʝa/ [ˈsa.ʝa]
• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Syllabification: sa‧ya

saya f (plural sayes)

1. skirt

   Synonym: falda

• “saya” in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). →ISBN.
• “saya” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

saya

1. death

• aya (clipping)
• ayè (Meester)
• ayah, sayah (Bekasi)

From Classical Malay saya (“I, me, my”), from Classical Malay sahaya (“slave”), from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).

• IPA^(key): /saja/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: sa‧ya

saya

1. I, me, my (first person singular pronoun)

Used mainly in literary works, in formal situation, or by someone younger when addressing an older person.

• ané
• gua
• kita (euphemistic)

• sayal

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

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

saya

1. skirt

   Synonym: palda

2. (often humorous) kilt

saya

1. to wear a skirt

• ander de saya

Compare sadya.

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

sayá

1. merry

• sahaya (archaic)
• saja (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsaja/ [ˈsa.ja]

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• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: sa‧ya

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.

saya

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

As a first person singular personal pronouns:

• aku (informal)
• gua (informal, Jakarta)
• hamba (poetic)

saya

1. Rōmaji transcription of さや

saya

1. tear; teardrop

• sahaya (now dated)
• sy (abbreviation)

Clipping of sahaya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈsajə/ [ˈsa.jə]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -ajə, -jə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈsaja/ [ˈsa.ja]

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  • Rhymes: -aja, -ja, -a
• (in fast speech) IPA^(key): [se]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ya

saya (Jawi spelling ساي)

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

   Synonym: aku (informal, poetic)

   Saya di sekolah sekarang.

   I am at school now.

This pronoun is generally used when talking to someone of a socially higher position such as an older person or a superior.

saya (Jawi spelling ساي)

1. (uncommon) Used to express affirmation; yes.

   Synonyms: ya, benar, betul

• Indonesian: saya
• North Moluccan Malay: saya

saya

1. here

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

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

saya

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

From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.

saya

1. skirt

Borrowed from Spanish saya.

saya

1. skirt

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

• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Syllabification: sa‧ya

saya f (plural sayas)

1. (archaic except Cuba, Philippines) skirt

   Synonyms: falda, pollera, nagua

• → Cebuano: saya
• → Moroccan Arabic: صاية (ṣāya)
• → Tagalog: saya

• “saya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈja/ [sɐˈja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sa‧ya

sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

1. joy; happiness; gladness

   Synonyms: tuwa, katuwaan, galak, kagalakan, ligaya, kaligayahan, alegriya

2. fun; merriment; festivity

   Synonyms: pagkakatuwa, pagdiriwang

Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from earlier sagus, probably of Gaulish origin.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsaja/ [ˈsaː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: sa‧ya

saya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)

1. skirt

   Synonym: palda

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

• Asya

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.ja]

saya

1. a flower

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

• IPA^(key): [saja]

saya

1. mountain

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