Definitions and meaning of aia
aia
Translingual
Symbol
aia
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Arosi.
See also
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- Wiktionary’s coverage of Arosi terms
English
Noun
aia (plural aias)
- Alternative spelling of ayah.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Portuguese aia. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
aia (plural aias)
- ayah, mammy
Eastern Cham
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *ʔiar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ (“fresh water; steam, fiver”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aia (Akhar Thrah spelling ꨀꨳꨩ)
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wahiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Estonian
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
aia
- genitive singular of aed
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic
Interjection
aia
- ow, ouch
Synonyms
Hawaiian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈai̯.a/, [ˈɐj.jə], [ˈɛj.jə] (rapid speech)
Particle
aia
- Used at the beginning of a sentence that describes the location (in space or time) of the subject.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ja/
- Rhymes: -aja
- Hyphenation: à‧ia
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin ārea. Doublet of Italian area (“area”).
Alternative forms
Noun
aia f (plural aie)
- barnyard, farmyard, threshing floor; paved area (typical of case coloniche) used to thresh wheat, shell legumes and drying cereals
- Near-synonym: cortile
- stendere il grano sull'aia ― to spread the grain on the threshing floor
- (medicine) area (clarification of this definition is needed)
- aia cardiaca ― cardiac area
- aia epatica ― hepatic area
- (archaic) open space, clearing
- Synonyms: spiazzo, terreno
Derived terms
- aione
- menare il can per l'aia
- mettere stoppia sull'aia (“to waste time”)
Etymology 2
Feminine of aio, presumed to be from the unattested Gothic *𐌷𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰 (*hagja), or from Latin avia. Compare Sicilian aju, Spanish ayo.
Noun
aia f (plural aie)
- (literary) tutor, especially one hired by a wealthy family
Further reading
- aia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- àia in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- aia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Macanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 哎呀 (ai1 jaa3), possibly compounded with Portuguese ai.
Interjection
aia!
- interjection expressing fear, surprise, pain, impatience
Usage notes
- Unlike the Cantonese interjection, may sometimes be used positively.
References
- https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#a
Minangkabau
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *air, Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
aia
- water
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin avia (“grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ajɐ
- Hyphenation: ai‧a
Noun
aia f (plural aias)
- lady-in-waiting
- tutor, teacher
- chambermaid
Related terms
Descendants
Romanian
Etymology
From a, from Latin illa, feminine of ille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ja/
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- Rhymes: -aja
- Hyphenation: a‧ia
Determiner
aia
- nominative/accusative feminine singular of ăla
- Synonym: acea
Pronoun
aia
- nominative/accusative feminine singular of ăla
Western Cham
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *ʔiar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ (“fresh water; steam, river”). Cognate with Eastern Cham aia.
Noun
aia (Cham Jawi spelling ايا)
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wahiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Yurumanguí
Noun
aia
- water
References
- Prehistoria: Lenguas y dialectos indigenas de Colombia (Luis Duque Gómez, Sergio Elías Ortiz, 1965), citing Romero's wordlist; also present in Čestmír Loukotka, Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 261
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