vaya

== Chichewa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈva.ja/ === Verb === -vaya (infinitive kuváya) (slang) to go Synonym: kupita ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -vayira Causative: -vayitsa Reduplicative: -vayavaya Repetitive: -vayanso == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʝa Syllabification: va‧ya Homophones: baya, (ll-y neutralization) valla === Etymology 1 === From ir. ==== Interjection ==== vaya expresses surprise: wow!, why, oh!, whoa!, well!, man!, boy! Synonym: anda expresses dismay, worry, indignation or frustration: gee!, jeez!, gosh!, why, man!, oh dear! (before a noun) what a ... Synonyms: qué, menudo, pedazo (colloquial, at the end of a sentence) you know, like, y'know go!, leave!, go away! (technically an imperative but can function as an interjection in this sense) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== vaya inflection of ir: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian baia. ==== Noun ==== vaya f (plural vayas) joke; taunt Synonyms: broma, burla, mofa ===== Descendants ===== → Portuguese: vaia === Further reading === “vaya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Venda == === Verb === vaya to scratch == Zazaki == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [vɑːˈɑ] Hyphenation: va‧ya === Noun === vaya f alternative form of vaye