English

Noun

diya ‎(plural diyas)

1. An Indian oil lamp, usually made from clay, with a cotton wick dipped in ghee or vegetable oil.

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

diya

1. tortoise (land-dwelling reptile)

Ladino

Alternative forms

• día

Noun

diya m ‎(Latin spelling)

1. day

Maaka

Etymology

A loanword from Kanuri.

Particle

dìyà

1. indicates that something is visible to both the speaker and the hearer

   zùlúm-tò-dìyà — her anus, which is visible to both of us

   • The Grammar of Knowledge: A Cross-Linguistic Typology (2014):

     ʔàa-kè-díɓɓò zùlúm-tò-dìyà tà-kwáadà-ntí-mìnê gè-ʔámmàà

     COND-2sg:MASC-crush:PERV anus-POSS:3sg:FEM-JOINT:VIS 3sg:FEM-throw:TR-ASSERT-OBJ:1pl LOC-water-DEF

     If you crush her anus [that we can both see] she will definitely throw us into the water.

References

• The Grammar of Knowledge: A Cross-Linguistic Typology (2014)