Japanese

Syllable

ぎゃ ‎(romaji gya)

1. The hiragana syllable ぎゃ ‎(gya). Its equivalent in katakana is ギャ ‎(gya).

Etymology 2

Palatalized form of case particle が ‎(ga). Found in the Okinawa strata.

Particle

ぎゃ ‎(romaji gya)

1. (archaic) the nominative case; marks the subject of the verb
   • 1531-1623: Omoro Sōshi

     一 聞得大君ぎや 降れて 遊びよわれば 天が下 平らげて ちよわれ 又 鳴響む精高子が 又 首里杜ぐすく 真玉杜ぐすく

See also

• が ‎(ga)

References

• Hokama, Shuzen; Nobutsuna Saigō (1972) Nihon Shisō Taikai 18: Omoro Sōshi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten