"hiya" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈhaɪ(j)ə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hiya.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -aɪə, -aɪjə Etymology: Shortened from how are you?, with influence from hi. US, 1940s. Etymology templates: {{m|en|how are you|how are you?}} how are you?, {{m|en|hi}} hi Head templates: {{en-interj}} hiya
  1. An informal greeting, hi, hello. Categories (topical): Greetings Synonyms: hello, hia, heya Related terms: hiya doin'
    Sense id: en-hiya-en-intj-EHoboocv Disambiguation of Greetings: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant target parameters, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hi-ya, hiyah
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-interj}} hiya
  1. (martial arts) A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack. Categories (topical): Martial arts Synonyms: hi-yah, haiya
    Sense id: en-hiya-en-intj-v2Q68uCw Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 66 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 51 49 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hi-ya, hiyah
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "word": "haiya"
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