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

See also
Cebuano personal pronouns
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 nita 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 2
  • IPA(key): /siˈʎa/
  • Hyphenation: si‧ya

Noun

siya

  1. a chair

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish silla

Noun

siya

  1. 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
Tagalog personal pronouns
Person Number Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
First singular ako ko akin
dual kita/kata* nita/nata* 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 ninyo inyo
Third singular siya niya kaniya
plural sila nila kanila
*not commonly used

Tauya

Noun

siya

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

References
  • Lorna MacDonald, A Grammar of Tauya
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