# saya
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.

### Noun

saya (plural sayas)
* (Philippines) A skirt.
** 2022, James Hopper, Caybigan:And as she stalked in her long, loose stride toward the dressing-room to readjust her saya, somewhat in distress from the Maestro's last effort, it had suddenly flashed upon him where he had seen her before.

#### Derived terms

* under the saya

### Anagrams

* Ayas, ayas, Asya, yaas, AYAs, Asay

## Asturian
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsaʝa/ [ˈsa.ʝa]
* Rhymes: -aʝa
* Syllabification: sa‧ya

### Noun

saya f (plural sayes)
* skirt
    Synonym: falda

### References

* Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN. on-line version.
* “saya” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

## Bambara
### Noun

saya
* death

## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* sayal

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsaja/ [ˈs̪a.jɐ]
* Hyphenation: sa‧ya

#### Noun

saya
* skirt
    Synonym: palda
* (often humorous) kilt

#### Verb

saya
* to wear a skirt

#### Derived terms

* ander de saya

### Etymology 2

Compare sadya.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈja/ [s̪ɐˈja]
* Hyphenation: sa‧ya

#### Adjective

sayá
* merry

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* sahaya (archaic)
* saja (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

### Etymology

From Malay saya, from earlier sahaya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈsaja/ [ˈsa.ja]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aja
* Syllabification: sa‧ya

### Pronoun

saya
* (polite) first person singular pronoun: I, me, my
    Saya akan pergi ke kebun.I will go to the garden.
    Mereka suka bercanda dengan saya.They like to joke around with me.
    Atasan saya sedang sibuk.My boss is busy.

### Interjection

saya
* (polite) response that confirms that the speaker is paying attention: yes

#### Synonyms

As a first person singular personal pronouns:
* aku (informal)
* gua (informal, Jakarta)
* hamba (poetic)

#### See also

* This table only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language.
* The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
* The enclitics are only used obliquely (object or possessor), while the proclitic is only used as a subject.

## Japanese
### Romanization

saya
* Rōmaji transcription of さや

## Karao
### Noun

saya
* tear; teardrop

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* sahaya, سهاي, sy

### Etymology

From Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “follower”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saja/
* Rhymes: -aja, -ja, -a
* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [säjə]
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* (in fast speech) IPA: [se]

### Pronoun

saya (Jawi spelling ساي)
* I (personal pronoun)
* me (direct object of a verb)
* me (object of a preposition)
* me (indirect object of a verb)
* my (belonging to me)
    Nama saya ...My name is ...

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: saya
* North Moluccan Malay: saya

### See also

* aku / ku (ku- / -ku) / daku
* hamba
* hamba sahaya
* beta

## Maranao
### Adverb

saya
* here

## North Moluccan Malay
### Etymology

From Malay saya, from earlier sahaya, from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “companion, follower, assistant”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsaja/
* IPA: (in relaxed or fast speech) /ˈse(j)a/
* Hyphenation: sa‧ya

### Pronoun

saya
* (polite) First person singular pronoun: I, me, my

### See also

$^1$ Polite.
* The short forms are mostly dependent.
* The second person pronouns are usually avoided when talking to someone of higher status or older.
See each entry for more information.

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.

### Noun

saya
* skirt

## Sambali
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish saya.

### Noun

saya
* skirt

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos). Compare Portuguese saia, French saie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsaʝa/ [ˈsa.ʝa]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsaʝa/ [ˈsa.ʝa]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈsaʃa/ [ˈsa.ʃa]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsaʒa/ [ˈsa.ʒa]
* Rhymes: -aʝa
* Syllabification: sa‧ya

### Noun

saya f (plural sayas)
* (archaic except Cuba) skirt
    Synonyms: falda, pollera, nagua

#### Descendants

* → Cebuano: saya
* → Moroccan Arabic: صاية (ṣāya)
* → Tagalog: saya

### Further reading

* “saya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *sayaq. Compare Kapampangan saya, Masbatenyo sadya, Cebuano sadya, and Hiligaynon sadya.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /saˈja/ [sɐˈja]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: sa‧ya

#### Noun

sayá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)
* joy; happiness; gladness
    Synonyms: tuwa, katuwaan, galak, kagalakan, ligaya, kaligayahan, alegriya
* fun; merriment; festivity
    Synonyms: pagkakatuwa, pagdiriwang

##### Derived terms

* ansaya
* ikasaya
* ipagsaya
* kasayahan
* magpakasaya
* magpasaya
* magsaya
* makapagsaya
* makasaya
* masaya
* masayahan
* masayahin
* masayang-masaya
* napakasaya
* pagsasaya
* pakikipagsaya
* pampasaya
* pasaya
* pasayahin
* sayahan
* sayahin
* sumaya

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from earlier sagus, probably of Gaulish origin.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈsaja/ [ˈsaː.jɐ]
* Rhymes: -aja
* Syllabification: sa‧ya

#### Noun

saya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ)
* skirt
    Synonym: palda

##### Derived terms

* ander de saya
* baro't saya

### Further reading

* “saya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* Asya

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsa.ja]

### Noun

saya
* a flower

### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## Ye'kwana
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [saja]

### Noun

saya
* mountain

### References

* Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “saya”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon