eya

== Translingual == === Symbol === eya (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Eyak. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Eyak terms == Ewe == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /é.já/ === Pronoun === éyá he it she == Kamula == === Noun === eya woman === References === transnewguinea.org, citing G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19 Possible Cognates Between Kamula and Pa, chart 10, page 16, in Papers in New Guinea Linguistics, issues 17-20 (1990) == Ladino == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeja/ === Pronoun === eya (Hebrew spelling אייה) she, it == Nupe == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.jà/ ==== Noun ==== èyà (plural èyàzhì) great grandchild === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.jà/ ==== Noun ==== èyà (plural èyàzhì) friend; companion Synonyms: másòyi, yàzundàci ===== Derived terms ===== èyàdá (“friendship”) === Etymology 3 === Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *e-ja. Cognate with Gbari eya. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.jā/ ==== Noun ==== eya (plural eyazhì) canoe Eya gbà eyapáci à. ― A canoe is never to small for the canoeist. boat; barge ===== Derived terms ===== eya fìtí (“airplane”) eyapáci (“canoeist”) === Etymology 4 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.jā/ ==== Noun ==== eya (plural eyazhì) year Eya á cé. ― A year has come around. ===== Derived terms ===== yan̄ya (“yearly”) === Etymology 5 === From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yá (“to yawn”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.já/ ==== Noun ==== èyá (plural èyázhì) yawn ===== Derived terms ===== yáyàá === Etymology 6 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.já/ ==== Noun ==== èyá (plural èyázhì) stench Synonym: etswán === Etymology 7 === Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *ɛ̀ya. Cognates include Dibo èya, Kami èya, Gupa-Abawa èya, Kakanda èyá, Kupa èyá, Ebira ẹya. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.jā/ ==== Noun ==== èya (plural èyazhì) African buffalo; bush cow ==== Further reading ==== Roger Blench, The Nupoid Languages of West-Central Nigeria: Overview and Comparative Wordlist (2013) == Torres Strait Creole == === Etymology === From English hair. === Noun === eya head hair fur == Zulu == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === -êya to be dissatisfied with, to look down on ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== -eyela (applicative) -eyisa (causative) -eyayeya (diminutive) -eyisisa (intensive) -eyeka (neuter-passive) -eyiwa (passive) -eyana (reciprocal) === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “eya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “eya (3.9)”