ia

English Online Dictionary. What means ia‎? What does ia mean?

Translingual

Symbol

ia

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Interlingua.

Aromanian

Pronoun

ia f

1. Alternative form of ea

Bariai

Noun

ia

1. fish

References

• Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)

Basque

Etymology

From Latin iam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ia/, [i.a]

Adverb

ia (not comparable)

1. almost

Chuukese

Adverb

ia

1. where

Dutch

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

Interjection

ia

1. hee-haw

Derived terms

• iaën

Esperanto

Etymology

From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) +‎ -a (correlative suffix of kind).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈia]
• Audio:
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: i‧a

Determiner

ia (plural iaj, accusative singular ian, accusative plural iajn)

1. some kind of (indeterminate correlative of kind)

Derived terms

• ia ajn (“any kind of”)
• iasence

Fijian

Conjunction

ia

1. but

Synonyms

• ga

Finnish

Conjunction

ia

1. Obsolete spelling of ja

Anagrams

• ai

Garo

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ia (combining form i-, plural iarang)

1. this

Declension

German

Alternative forms

• iah
• yah (obsolete)

Pronunciation

Interjection

ia

1. hee-haw (cry of an ass or donkey)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Determiner

ia

1. this, that

Pronoun

ia

1. she, he, it

Derived terms

• ʻo ia

See also

Particle

ia

1. Obsolete spelling of ʻia, iā and iʻa.

Hiri Motu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

1. third-person singular pronoun: he/she/it, him/her/it

See also

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Maori ia, Tagalog siya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈia̯/

Pronoun

ia

1. they / he / she / it (genderless third person pronoun)

Synonyms

• dia
• beliau

Jarai

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *ʔiar, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ia/

Noun

ia

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

References

• Joshua Jensen, Jarai Clauses and Noun Phrases: Syntactic Structures (2014, →ISBN

Lindu

Pronoun

ia

1. he; she; they (singular)

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ia.

Pronoun

ia (free pronoun)

1. he, she, it, they (third person)

See also

Malasanga

Etymology

Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

ia

1. fish

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988) (ia)
• John Carter, Katie Carter, John Grummitt, Bonnie MacKenzie, Janell Masters, A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Mur Village Vernaculars (2012) (iə)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ia/
• Rhymes: -ia, -a
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [iə], [iʲə]

Pronoun

ia (Jawi spelling اي‎)

1. he, she

See also

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian ia, Tagalog siya.

Pronoun

ia

1. they / he / she / it (genderless third person pronoun)

See also

Middle French

Alternative forms

• ja

Etymology

From Old French ja, from Latin iam.

Adverb

ia

1. already

Descendants

• French: jà (obsolete)

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

1. he, she, it

See also

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑː/

Adverb

ia

1. Alternative form of ġēa

Otomaco

Etymology

Compare Taparita ia.

Noun

ia

1. water

References

• Tierra Firme (other copy)

Piaroa

Noun

ia

1. Clipping of ahiia.

References

• A. Ernst, Upper Orinoco Vocabularies

Portuguese

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: i‧a

Verb

ia

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ir

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

1. he, she

See also

Romanian

Etymology

Perhaps from one of several similar words in neighboring languages, or perhaps from iacă. Alternatively, perhaps a spontaneous creation of expression.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/

Interjection

ia

1. used to attract attention to the speaker; well, now, now then

Related terms

• iacă
• iată

Verb

ia

1. inflection of lua:
   1. third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present subjunctive
   3. second-person singular imperative

Romansch

Alternative forms

• jau (Rumantsch Grischun)
• jeu (Sursilvan)
• jou (Sutsilvan)
• eau (Puter)
• eu (Vallader)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin eo, from Latin ego, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronoun

ia

1. (Surmiran) I

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

1. he, she

See also

Particle

ia

1. Precedes a name to mark it as a direct object

Taparita

Etymology

Compare Otomaco ia.

Noun

ia

1. water

References

• Tierra Firme (other copy)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English ear.

Noun

ia

1. (anatomy) ear

Synonyms

• yau

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.a/
• Hyphenation: i‧a

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ia. Cognates include Hawaiian ia and Samoan ia.

Pronoun

ia

1. he, she

See also

Article

ia

1. The personal article.

Usage notes

• Used before a personal pronoun, proper noun, human collective, natural disaster or subject of a numeral not preceded by a preposition.

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ia. Cognates include Maori ia and Samoan ia.

Particle

ia

1. Emphasises the preceding noun.

Interjection

ia

1. Used to attract attention; hey, oi
2. Used to introduce a new topic; so, anyway

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 26

Tolai

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

1. Third-person singular pronoun: he, him; she, her

Declension

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ia/

Pronoun

ia

1. he
2. she
3. it

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 365

Vandalic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw, cognate with Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old English ġe.

Conjunction

ia

1. and
   • c390, De conviviis barbaris

West Makian

Etymology

Compare Ternate gia, Sahu giama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.a/

Noun

ia

1. hand

   Synonyms: kamma, (polite) joujou

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[3], Pacific linguistics
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[4], Pacific linguistics