aiya

See also: āiyá, aiþa, and āiyā

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Chinese 哎呀 (āiyā).

Interjection

aiya

  1. (China, Hong Kong, Singapore, informal) ah; oh; exclamatory phrase expressing surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear.

Anagrams
  • YAAI, yaai

Chickasaw

Verb

aiya

  1. to go

Jutiapa

Etymology

Cognate to Yupiltepeque aya, which see for more.

Noun

aiya

  1. woman

See also

References
  • Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)
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