English
aiya
Aiya comes from Chinese 哎呀.
- Chinesemodern哎呀āiyā
- Englishearliest quotation 2015aiya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Chinesemodern哎呀āiyā
- Englishearliest quotation 2015aiya
Earliest quotation: 2015, Kevin Kwan, Doubleday: “I don’t need to hear any idle gossip.” “Aiyah,…”
Every English word from Chinese 哎呀
Today it means
intj ah; oh; exclamation of surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese 哎呀 / aiya