Translingual

Proper noun

Ia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Vespertilionidae – now having only two species of bats.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Chiroptera - order; Microchiroptera - suborder; Vespertilionoidea - superfamily; Vespertilionidae - family; Vespertilioninae - subfamily; Vespertilionini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Ia lanna, Ia io - species

Cornish

Alternative forms

• Eia
• Ya

Proper noun

Ia f

1. A female given name

Aromanian

Pronoun

ia f

1. Alternative form of ea

Basque

Adverb

ia

1. almost

Chuukese

Adverb

ia

1. where

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

German

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. it, he, she

Derived terms

• ʻo ia

See also

Particle

ia

1. Obsolete spelling of ʻia, iā and iʻa.

Hiri Motu

Pronoun

ia

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

See also

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ia/

Pronoun

ia

1. he
2. she

   Ia sedang kelaparan.‎

   He is starving now.

   Ia **** musik pop.‎

   She loves pop music.

Synonyms

• dia
• beliau

Jarai

ia

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *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 1614516804)

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /iə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ia/
• Rhymes: -iə, -jə, -ə

Pronoun

ia

1. he, she, it

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.

Pronoun

ia

1. he, she

See also

Middle French

Alternative forms

• ja

Etymology

From Old French ja, from Latin iam.

Adverb

ia

1. already
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 61:

     le Roi Artus estoit ia couché

     King Arthur was already in bed

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

Otomaco

Etymology

Compare Taparita ia.

Noun

ia

1. water

References

• Tierra Firme (other copy)

Piaroa

Noun

ia

1. Short for ahiia.

References

• A. Ernst, Upper Orinoco Vocabularies

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈiɐ/

Verb

ia

1. first-person and 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.

Interjection

ia

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

Related terms

• iacă
• iată

Verb

ia

1. third-person singular present tense form of lua.

Romansch

Alternative forms

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

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
   • E fanau mai e ia le tama tane, e te faaigoa foi ia te ia o Iesu; aua e faaola e ia lona nuu ai a latou agasala.‎

     And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

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

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. 3rd-person singular pronoun: he/she, him/her

See also

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

Vandalic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw.

Conjunction

ia

1. and
   • c390, De conviviis barbaris

     Inter eils Gothicum scapia matzia ia drincan / non audet quisquam dignos educere versus.‎

     Between the Gothic [cries] “Hail” and “Let’s get [something to] eat and drink” / nobody dares to put forth decent verses.