aiya

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See also: āiyá, aiþa, and āiyā

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Chinese 哎呀 (āiyā).

Interjection[edit]

aiya

  1. (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Chinese Australian, informal) ah; oh; exclamation of surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear.

Anagrams[edit]

Chickasaw[edit]

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Verb[edit]

aiya

  1. to go

Jutiapa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to Yupiltepeque aya, which see for more.

Noun[edit]

aiya

  1. woman

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

Yámana[edit]

Noun[edit]

aiya

  1. stone

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