にや

Japanese

Etymology 1

Combination of particles に (ni, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of affirmative statement marker なり (nari) as used in classical Japanese) + や (ya, expressing doubt or uncertainty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ija̠]

Particle

にや • (niya) 

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) expresses doubt about a preceding affirmative statement, or introduces a contrary point

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of にや – see the following entry.
【二矢】
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, にや (niya), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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