siya

See also: sīyǎ, siþa, and síya

Asturian

Noun

siya f (plural siyes)

  1. Alternative form of siella

Balinese

Romanization

siya

  1. Romanization of ᬲᬶᬬ

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /sɪˈja/, /sɪˈʎa/
  • Hyphenation: si‧ya

Pronoun

siya

  1. he or she
  2. this, that
    1. (personal) used to refer to a singular person or animal at a distance from the speaker regardless of its gender
    2. (demonstrative) used when avoiding to mention a person by name
    3. (demonstrative) used to demonstrate different objects

Etymology 2

From Spanish silla (“chair”), from Latin sella (“seat”).

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /siˈʎa/
  • Hyphenation: si‧ya

Noun

siya

  1. a chair

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla.

Noun

siya

  1. chair

Limos Kalinga

Adjective

siyá

  1. correct

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian ia, Maori ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa/

Pronoun

siya (third person personal pronoun, objective and nominative case, common gender)

  1. him
  2. her
  3. he
  4. she

See also

Tauya

Noun

siya

  1. salt
    siya ya'e : the ocean (literally: salt water)

References

  • Lorna MacDonald, A Grammar of Tauya
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