# siya
## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsiʝa/ [ˈsi.ʝa]
* Rhymes: -iʝa
* Hyphenation: si‧ya

### Noun

siya f (plural siyes)
* Alternative form of siella

## Balinese
### Romanization

siya
* Romanization of ᬲᬶᬬ

## Bambara
### Noun

siya
* tribe, race, ethnic group

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /siˈa/ [siˈja]
* IPA: /siˈa/ [ˈʃa] (relaxed pronunciation)
* Hyphenation: si‧ya

### Pronoun

siyá (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
* he; she (third person personal pronoun)
    Filipino siya. ― S/he is a Filipino.
    Siya sana an nakapasar sa pinakamasakit na exam.S/he the only one who passed the hardest exam.

#### See also
## Cebuano
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: si‧ya
* (Standard Cebuano) IPA: /siˈa/ [ˈs̪ja]
* (Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA: /siˈd͡ʒa/ [s̪ɪˈd͡ʒa]

#### Pronoun

siyá (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
* he or she
* this, that
** (personal) used to refer to a singular person or animal at a distance from the speaker regardless of its gender
** (demonstrative) used when avoiding to mention a person by name
** (demonstrative) used to demonstrate different objects

#### See also

$^1$ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences. $^2$ Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially. $^3$ Ta is used over nako or ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish silla (“chair”).

#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: si‧ya
* IPA: /ˈsija/ [ˈs̪i.jɐ]

#### Noun

síya (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
* a chair
    Synonym: lingkoranan

## Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
### Etymology

From Spanish silla.

### Noun

siya
* chair

## Hanunoo
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *si ia (“he, she, it”, 3sg. personal pronoun).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /siˈja/ [siˈa]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: si‧ya

### Pronoun

siyá (Hanunoo spelling ᜰᜲᜬ)
* he; she (third person singular animate personal pronoun)

#### See also

| Person | Number | Direct | Indirect | Oblique |
| First | singular | ako | niko | kangko, kang |
| First | plural inclusive | kita | nita | kanta |
| First | plural exclusive | kami | nimi | kanmi |
| Second | singular | kawo, ka | nimo | kanmo |
| Second | plural | kamo | niyo | kanyo |
| Third | singular | siya | niya | kanya |
| Third | plural | sida | nida | kanda |
* kay
* si

### Further reading

* Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 250
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ia₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: si‧ya
* IPA: /siˈa/ [ˈsja]

#### Pronoun

siyá
* he; she

#### See also
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish silla.

#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: si‧ya
* IPA: /ˈsia/ [ˈsi.ja]

#### Noun

síya
* chair
    Synonym: lingkoranan

## Karao
### Pronoun

siya
* (interrogative) who

## Limos Kalinga
### Adjective

siyá
* correct

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Bikol Central siya, Cebuano siya, Indonesian ia, Maori ia, and Waray-Waray hiya.

#### Alternative forms

* sya — informal
* s'ya — contraction
* xa — text messaging

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /siˈa/ [ˈʃa]
** IPA: (no yod coalescence) /siˈa/ [ˈsja]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: si‧ya

#### Pronoun

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
* he; she (third person singular animate personal pronoun)
    Pilipino siya.S/he is a Filipino.
* (colloquial) it (third person singular inanimate personal pronoun)

##### See also

| Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
| First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
| First | dual$^1$ | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata |
| First | plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin |
| First | plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin |
| First & Second | singular | kita$^2$ | kita$^2$ | |
| Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
| Second | plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo |
| Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
| Third | plural | sila | nila | kanila |
| $^1$ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. $^2$ Replaces ko ikaw. |||||

#### Noun

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
* the one; the identical one; the very same
    Ang belong ito ay siyang ginawa ng kanyang lola.This veil is the very same one which her grandmother made.

##### Derived terms

* kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga
* siya nawa
* siya ring
* siyang-siya
* siyanga
* siyanga pala

#### Interjection

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
* so! well!
    Synonym: aba
* (dialectal, Quezon) yes!

### Etymology 2

Early borrowing of Spanish silla, from Old Spanish siella, from Latin sella. Doublet of silya.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈsia/ [ˈsiː.ɐ], /siˈa/ [ˈsja]
* Rhymes: -ia, -a
* Syllabification: si‧ya

#### Noun

siya or siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
* saddle
    Synonyms: montura, (of a bicycle) sintadera
    siya ng kabayo ― horse saddle
    siya ng bisikleta ― bicycle saddle
** 1989, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, translated by Thelma B. Kintanar, Daigdig ng Tao, Solidaridad Publishing House, page 30:Nakasabit sa dingding ang mga siya ng kabayo na may iba-ibang palawit na estribo.The horse saddles with different stirrups are hanging on the wall.

##### Derived terms

* magsiya
* siyahan

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Hokkien 謝 / 谢 (siā, “regards to; thanks; gratefulness”), according to Manuel (1948).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /siˈa/ [ˈsja]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: si‧ya

#### Noun

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
* satisfaction; pleasure; contentment
    Synonyms: lugod, kaluguran, kasiyahan
* (by extension) Only used in kasiya, sufficiency; adequacy
    Synonyms: kasapatan, kahustuhan, kasiyahan
* (by extension) Only used in pasiya, decision; determination

##### Derived terms

* bigyang-kasiyahan
* di-kasiya-siya
* di-kasiyahan
* kasiya-siya
* kasiyahan
* kawalang-kasiyahan
* magbigay-kasiyahan
* makasiya
* masiya
* masiyahan
* nakasisiya
* pagbibigay-kasiyahan
* walang-kasiyahan

#### Adjective

siyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌ)
* sufficient; adequate; enough
    Synonyms: sapat, husto, tama
    Siya na.That's enough already.

### Further reading

* “siya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 107

### Anagrams

* Isay, sayi

## Tausug
### Alternative forms

* sia

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /sia/ [ˈsja]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: si‧ya

### Pronoun

siya (Sulat Sūg spelling سِيَ)
* he; she (third person)
    Malingkat tuud siya.She is very beautiful.
    Bagay ku siya.He is my friend.

## Tauya
### Noun

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

### References

* Lorna MacDonald, A Grammar of Tauya

## Tetelcingo Nahuatl
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla, from Latin sella.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsija]

### Noun

siya (plural siyajte)
* chair
    Synonym: sieta
* saddle

### References

* Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 91, 222

## Zazaki
### Etymology

Related to Persian سیاه (siyâh).

### Adjective

siya
* black