aiya

See also: āiyá, aiþa, and āiyā

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Chinese 哎呀 (āiyā).

Interjection

aiya

  1. (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Chinese Filipino, Chinese Australian, informal) ah; oh; exclamation of surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear.
    Synonym: haiya (Malaysia)
    • 2015, Kevin Kwan, chapter 3, in China Rich Girlfriend, Doubleday, →ISBN:
      “I don’t need to hear any idle gossip.”
      “Aiyah, it’s not idle gossip! These are important details I’ve learned just from being around them, and from what Mr. Wong found out—”
    • 2023 September 8, Devyani Sharma, From Deficit to Dialect: The Evolution of English in India and Singapore, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:
      Aiyah, dun ask me why their name all so funny, can or not? You ask me, I ask who?

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

Verb

aiya

  1. to go

Jutiapa

Etymology

Cognate to Yupiltepeque aya, which see for more.

Noun

aiya

  1. woman

See also

References

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

Yámana

Noun

aiya

  1. stone

Synonyms

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