different between swy vs saya

English

Etymology

From German zwei. Doublet of tway.

Noun

swy (plural swies)

1. (Australia, obsolete) A two-shilling coin.
2. (Australia, games) Two-up. [From 1913.]
   • 1951, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, 1957, Come In Spinner, page 306,

     “ […] Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob at Swy.”

   • 1953, Tom Inglis Moore (editor), Australia Writes, page 3,

     “Then I come,” Kernow said, “and maybe I show you Old Australians how to play this — swy.”

   • 1990, Frank J. Hardy, Retreat Australia fair and other Great Australian Legends, page 121,

     ‘ […] You?d swear a butterflied penny was spinning, especially in the night, playing under lights, but a good ringkeeper or any experienced swy player can pick a butterflied penny from the genuine spinning article.’

3. (Australia, slang) A two-year prison sentence.

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek ????? (ságos).

Noun

saya f (plural sayes)

1. skirt

Synonyms

• falda

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• sayal

Etymology 1

From Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek ????? (ságos).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa?ya

Noun

saya

1. a skirt; an article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body
2. the part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist
3. the drapery used in processional carriages
4. (often humorous) a kilt

Verb

saya

1. to put on a skirt

Etymology 2

Compare sadya.

Adjective

saya

1. merry

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:saya.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sahaya

Etymology

From Malay saya, from Sanskrit ???? (sah?ya). Doublet of aye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saja/

Pronoun

saya

1. I (personal pronoun)
2. me (direct object of a verb)
3. me (object of a preposition)
4. me (indirect object of a verb)
5. my (belonging to me)

Usage notes

• The formal personal pronoun.

Synonyms

Indonesian first-person pronouns:

• aye, ogut, gue, gua (Jakarta)
• aku (informal)
• daku (poetic)
• saya (formal)
• hamba
• kami (euphemism)

Japanese

Romanization

saya

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Karao

Noun

saya

1. tear; teardrop

Malay

Alternative forms

• sahaya, ?????

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???? (sah?ya, “follower”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /saj?/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /saja/
• Rhymes: -aj?, -j?, -?

Pronoun

saya (Jawi spelling ????)

1. I (personal pronoun)
2. me (direct object of a verb)
3. me (object of a preposition)
4. me (indirect object of a verb)
5. my (belonging to me)

Synonyms

• kamek (Pontianak)
• kula (Sintang)

See also

• aku / ku (ku- / -ku) / daku
• hamba
• beta

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.

Noun

saya

1. skirt

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish saya.

Noun

saya

1. skirt

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek ????? (ságos). Compare Portuguese saia, French saie.

Pronunciation

Noun

saya f (plural sayas)

1. (archaic) a woman’s skirt

Descendants

• ? Cebuano: saya
• ? Moroccan Arabic: ????? (??ya)
• ? Tagalog: saya

See also

• falda
• nagua

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa.ja/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

saya

1. joy, happiness
2. fun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from earlier sagus, from Ancient Greek ????? (ságos), probably of Gaulish origin.

Noun

saya

1. skirt

Synonyms

• palda