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saya

Spanish, noun/ˈsaʝa/

saya is spelled S-A-Y-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 44,603rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saya is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “skirt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Falda que usan las mujeres”.

What does saya mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineskirt

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Falda que usan las mujeres. 2. Regalo en dinero que en equivalencia de vestido solían dar las reinas a sus servidoras cuando éstas tomaban estado. 3. Vestidura talar antigua, especie de túnica, que usaban los hombres.

noun: 1. Género afroboliviano de música y baile originario de la región de Los Yungas.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of saya

  • sayas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce saya?

  • /ˈsaʝa/
  • [ˈsa.ʝa]
  • [ˈsaʝa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to saya

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is saya in Spanish?

saya appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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