aiya

See also: āiyá, aiþa, and āiyā

English

Alternative forms

• ai yah, aiyah, aiyoh

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)

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• aya

Verb

aiya

1. to go

Jutiapa

Etymology

Cognate to Yupiltepeque aya, which see for more.

Noun

aiya

1. woman

See also

• jurgaqui (“man”)

References

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

Yámana

Noun

aiya

1. stone

Synonyms

• awi