English Explanatory Dictionary

sia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

particle
  1. Tagged at the end of a sentence to express discontent, shock, surprise, exhaustion or exasperation.
name
  1. An ancient Egyptian god, the personification of perception.
name
  1. A surname from Hokkien
name
  1. A female given name.
noun
  1. Initialism of Social Impact Assessment.

Pronunciation

/sjɑː˧/ /-˨˧/ /sjɐ/ /sjə/

Word forms

sia siah sial siol Cheah Chia

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sial.

Related words

what lah1–14 lor2–3 lor1 ah6 leh1–2 mah leh3–6 one1–3 hor1 know nia only hor2 ah1–3 hah1–3 meh ba2 leh7–11 ba1 liao already Gupta A. F. (1992) in volume 18 number 1 →DOI sia lah sial ah sia suay EIA HIA
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