# 呀

| 呀 | U+5440, &#21568; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5440 |
| ← 吿 [U+543F] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 呁 → [U+5441] |

## Translingual
### Han character

呀 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口一女竹 (RMVH), four-corner 6104$_0$, composition ⿰口牙)

#### Derived characters

* 𮃽

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 180, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3383
* Dae Jaweon: page 398, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 587, character 12
* Unihan data for U+5440

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 邪 | *ljaː, *laː |
| 衺 | *ljaː |
| 牙 | *ŋraː |
| 芽 | *ŋraː |
| 齖 | *ŋraː, *ŋraːs |
| 呀 | *ŋraː, *hŋraː |
| 枒 | *ŋraː, *ŋraːs |
| 雅 | *ŋraːʔ |
| 厊 | *ŋraːʔ |
| 庌 | *ŋraːʔ |
| 訝 | *ŋraːs |
| 迓 | *ŋraːs |
| 砑 | *ŋraːs |
| 犽 | *ŋraːs |
| 疨 | *hŋraː |
| 岈 | *hŋraː |
| 谺 | *hŋraː |
| 颬 | *hŋraː |
| 鴉 | *qraː |
| 釾 | *laː |

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yā (ya$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a / ia
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ia
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yā
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ya
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^1$
*** Yale: yā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ia
*** Palladius: я (ja)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^1$
*** Yale: ā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a / ia
*** Tâi-lô: a / ia
*** Phofsit Daibuun: af, iaf
*** IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³/, /ia³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: ia
*** Sinological IPA : /i̯a̠/
* Middle Chinese: ngae
Rime :
| Character | 呀 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 五加切 |
| Baxter | ngae |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋˠa/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋᵚa/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋa/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋaɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋa/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋa/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ŋa/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yá |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ngaa$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ŋraː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 呀 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 14180 |
| Phonetic component | 牙 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 牙 |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋraː/ |

#### Definitions

呀
* to be surprised
       Nǐ yě shì Chóngqìng rén yā. [Pinyin]
       You're also from Chongqing!?
* Interjection for expressing surprise
    呀！下雨了！ ― Yā! Xiàyǔ le! ― Ah! It's raining!
* (onomatopoeia) creak
       Mén yā de yī shēng kāi le. [Pinyin]
       The door opened with a creak.
* a classifier
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

#### Compounds

* 噯呀／嗳呀 (àiyā)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ya (ya$^5$／ya$^0$)
    (Zhuyin): ˙ㄧㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ya
*** Zhuyin: ˙ㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yå
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^5$
*** Yale: ya
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ia
*** Palladius: я (ja)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$
*** Yale: a
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³/

#### Definitions

呀
* Synonym of 啊 (“Sentence-final exclamation particle”). Normally used after words ending in -a, -o, -e, -i, -ü.
    他是誰呀？／他是谁呀？ ― Tā shì shéi ya? ― Who is he?
    See also: 吖

#### Synonyms

* 啊 (a) (after -ng, ci, zi, si, chi, zhi, shi)
* 哇 (wā) (after -u, -ao)
* 哪 (na) (after -n)

#### Compounds

* 哎呀

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$
*** Yale: a
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³/

#### Definitions

呀 (Cantonese)
* Sentence-final particle for softening statements or questions.
       nei$^5$ tau$^4$ sin$^1$ heoi$^3$ zo$^2$ bin$^1$ dou$^6$ aa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       Where did you just go?
* Particle used after list items in a list of examples.
       cin$^{4-2}$ aa$^3$, sau$^2$ gei$^1$ aa$^3$, din$^6$ nou$^5$ aa$^3$, dou$^1$ m$^4$ gin$^3$ saai$^3$. [Jyutping]
       Money, phone and computer are all missing.

##### Synonyms

* (Mandarin) 啊 (a)

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^4$
*** Yale: àh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː²¹/

#### Definitions

呀 (Cantonese)
* Sentence-final particle expressing surprise and suspicion.
       jyun$^4$ loi$^4$ hai$^6$ keoi$^5$ aa$^4$. [Jyutping]
       So it was him?

#### Usage notes

The tone of the Cantonese sentence-final particles 呀 (aa3), 喇 (laa3), 㗎 (gaa3) and 咋 (zaa3) can be dropped to tone 4 to add disapproval, surprise and suspicion to the particle while also turning the statement into a question.

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiā (xia$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiā
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sia
*** Wade–Giles: hsia$^1$
*** Yale: syā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia
*** Palladius: ся (sja)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: xae
Rime :
| Character | 呀 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 許加切 |
| Baxter | xae |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hˠa/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hᵚa/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xa/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /haɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /xa/ |
| Wang Li | /xa/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /xa/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiā |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | haa$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*hŋraː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 呀 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 14191 |
| Phonetic component | 牙 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 煆 |
| Old Chinese | /*hŋraː/ |
| Notes | 見漢賦 |

#### Definitions

呀
* (of mouth) opened
* empty

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^6$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^6$
*** Yale: ah
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː²²/

#### Definitions

呀 (Cantonese)
* (colloquial) -ty
    卅呀 [Cantonese] ― saa$^1$ aa$^6$ [Jyutping] ― thirty
    四呀 [Cantonese] ― sei$^3$ aa$^6$ [Jyutping] ― forty
    九呀三 [Cantonese] ― gau$^2$ aa$^6$ saam$^1$ [Jyutping] ― ninety-three

#### Compounds

* 幾廿歲人／几廿岁人 (gei$^2$ jaa$^6$ seoi$^3$ jan$^4$) (Cantonese)

#### Usage notes

Equivalent to 十 (sap6). It is used with single digit integers except two 二 (ji6) where the shortened form 廿 (jaa6) is used instead. It can be used with the shortened form of thirty 卅 (saa1) to mean the same.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: げ (ge)
* Kan-on: が (ga)
* Kan’yō-on: や (ya)
* Kun: あ (a)、あつ (atsu)

## Korean
### Hanja

呀 (eum 하 (ha))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

呀: Hán Nôm readings: nhá, nha
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