"saya" meaning in English

See saya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sayas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|tl|saya}} Borrowed from Tagalog saya, {{der|en|es|saya}} Spanish saya Head templates: {{en-noun}} saya (plural sayas)
  1. (Philippines) A skirt. Tags: Philippines Derived forms: under the saya

Inflected forms

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