aiya
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Interjection
aiya
- (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Chinese Filipino, Chinese Australian, informal) ah; oh; exclamation of surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear.
- Synonym: haiya (Malaysia)
Chickasaw
Alternative forms
Verb
aiya
- to go
Jutiapa
Etymology
Cognate to Yupiltepeque aya, which see for more.
Noun
aiya
See also
- jurgaqui (“man”)
References
- Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)
Yámana
Noun
aiya
Synonyms
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Chinese
- English terms derived from Chinese
- English lemmas
- English interjections
- Chinese English
- Hong Kong English
- Taiwanese English
- Singapore English
- Chinese Filipino English
- English informal terms
- Singlish
- Chinese Australian English
- Chickasaw lemmas
- Chickasaw verbs
- Jutiapa lemmas
- Jutiapa nouns
- Yámana lemmas
- Yámana nouns