sinaya

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kapampangan, according to the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈnajaʔ/, [sɪˈna.jɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: si‧na‧ya

Noun

sinayà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜌ)

  1. first taste, act, or experience of something
    Synonym: unang tikim
  2. start; beginning (of something)
    Synonyms: simula, umpusa
  3. (obsolete) banquet; treat for the invited
    Synonyms: piging, handaan
  4. (obsolete) first catch from a new fishnet, fish trap, or hunting dog
    Synonym: pahimis
Derived terms
  • magpasinaya
  • magsinaya
  • pagsinayaan
  • pampasinaya
  • pasinaya
  • pasinayaan

Etymology 2

From saya + -in-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈnaja/, [sɪˈna.jɐ]
  • Hyphenation: si‧na‧ya

Verb

sinaya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜌ)

  1. complete aspect of sayahin

Adjective

sinaya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜌ)

  1. worn or used by a woman (of a skirt)

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