ahia
/ˈɑ.hi.ə/noun
ahia is spelled A-H-I-A: 4 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ahia means “the eldest brother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ahia is ahias.
How many letters and syllables are in ahia?
| Letters | 4: A-H-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ahia?
Ahia appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ahia?
- /ˈʔɐ.hɪɐ/
- US /ˈɑ.hi.ə/
Ahia has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ahia
- ahias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ahia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the eldest brother
- 2
informalan elder brother
- 3
a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community)
- 4
respectful term of address for the eldest brother
- 5
informalrespectful term of address for an elder brother
- 6
respectful term of address for a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community)
noun
- 1
colloquialrespectful honorific used before a name for the eldest brother
- 2
colloquialinformalrespectful honorific used before a name for an elder brother: Brother
- 3
colloquialinformalrespectful honorific used before a name for a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community): Mister; Brother
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ahia come from?
From Hokkien 阿兄 (á-hiaⁿ). Compare Tagalog ahiya.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).