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いや

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spellings

(uncommon)
厭や (uncommon)

Possibly onomatopoeia as a general expression of disgust. Compare similar terms in many different languages, such as English yuck, Finnish yök, Arabic يَع (yaʕ), Turkish ıyak, Thai ยี้ (yíi).

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Adjective

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いや (iya-na (adnominal いや (iya na), adverbial いや (iya ni))

  1. disagreeable, unpleasant, disgusting, offensive, abhorrent
    (いや)(かお)する
    iya na kao o suru
    to make weird faces
    (いや)(おんな)
    iya na onna
    unpleasant woman → bitch
    (いや)こと()
    iya na koto o iu
    to say awful things
    ぞっとするほど(いや)()()た。
    Zotto suru hodo iya na me ni atta.
    They met with a shockingly abhorrent experience.
Usage notes
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いや (iya) sounds more masculine than やだ (yada), which has the same meaning but is more feminine.

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Interjection

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いや (iya

  1. yuck, ew
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Etymology 2

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Interjection

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いや (iya

  1. no, incorrect
    いや(ちが)だろ。
    Iya, chigau daro.
    No, that's definitely not it.

Etymology 3

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Interjection

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いや (iya

  1. Exclamation of surprise in contrast to expectations.
    いやぁ(おどろ)たな。
    Iyā, odoroita na.
    What a surprise.
  2. Exclamation used when one finds it difficult to onboard.
    いやぁそう()れてもなぁ。
    Iyā, sō iwaretemo nā.
    I mean, even if you say so [tell me to, etc.], it's just… [somewhat difficult].

Etymology 4

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Alternative spelling

/wiya//iya/.

From Old Japanese. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Noun

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いや (iyaゐや (wiya)?

  1. the act of respecting one; reverence
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN