lya

See also: Ly-α

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Layakha.

Symbol

lya

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Layakha.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Layakha terms

Ndonga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a (“to eat”), potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *di- (“to eat”).

Verb

okulya

  1. to eat
  2. to drink
  3. to bite
  4. to snap at
  5. to accuse
  6. to conjure
  7. to bewitch
  8. to practise black magic

References

  • T.E.Tirronen (1986), Ndonga-English Vocabulary‎[1], ELOC Printing Press, page 200

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hlýja, from the adjective hlýr.

Alternative forms

  • lye (e and split infinitives)

Verb

lya (present tense lyer, past tense lydde, past participle lytt/lydd, passive infinitive lyast, present participle lyande, imperative ly)

  1. to warm up, give off warmth

Etymology 2

Verb

lya (present tense lyar or lyer, past tense lya or lydde, past participle lya or lydd, present participle lyande, imperative ly)

  1. eye dialect spelling of lyde

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lya n

  1. definite plural of ly

References

Anagrams

Nyole (Uganda)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.

Verb

-lya (infinitive ohulya)

  1. to eat

Derived terms

  • -lya muswa ndala (“to be close friends”)
  • -lyamo omwesindu (“to betray”)
  • -liiwa (“to be eaten”)
  • -liisa (“to feed”)

References

  • Diprose, Martin; Musimami, Sylvester N. M. (2012), Lunyole–English Dictionary‎[2], SIL International

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lya, assumed to originate from an unattested Old Swedish verb similar to Old Norse hlýja (“to protect”).

Noun

lya c

  1. a lair, a den, a sett; a hole in the ground for a fox, wolf or badger
  2. (figurative) a (small) apartment

Declension

Declension of lya
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lya lyas
definite lyan lyans
plural indefinite lyor lyors
definite lyorna lyornas

Synonyms

References

Anagrams

Tooro

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lja/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a. Doublet of obulyo (“right (opposite of left)”) and ijo (“yesterday”).

Verb

-lya (infinitive okulya)

  1. to eat
  2. to get or acquire something
    1. to take a bribe [with enguzi ‘bribe’]
    2. to contract a debt [with ibanja ‘debt’]
    3. to ascend the throne [with obukama ‘kingdom’]
Conjugation
Conjugation of -lya
infinitives
affirmative okulya
negative okutalya
imperatives
affirmative lya
negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms)
tense polarity basic forms relative forms1
present habitual affirmative
subject concord + -lya
person noun class singular plural
first person ndya tulya
second person olya mulya
third person 1/2 alya balya
3/4 gulya erya
5/6 lirya galya
7/8 kirya birya
9/10 erya zirya
11/10 rulya
12/14 kalya bulya
13 — tulya
14/6 bulya galya
15/6 kulya
16 halya —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -lya
person noun class singular plural
first person tindya titulya
second person tolya timulya
third person 1/2 talya tibalya
3/4 tigulya terya
5/6 tirirya tigalya
7/8 tikirya tibirya
9/10 terya tizirya
11/10 tirulya
12/14 tikalya tibulya
13 — titulya
14/6 tibulya tigalya
15/6 tikulya
16 tihalya —
subject concord + -talya
present continuous affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -lya
person noun class singular plural
first person nindya nitulya
second person noolya nimulya
third person 1/2 naalya nibalya
3/4 nigulya neerya
5/6 nirirya nigalya
7/8 nikirya nibirya
9/10 neerya nizirya
11/10 nirulya
12/14 nikalya nibulya
13 — nitulya
14/6 nibulya nigalya
15/6 nikulya
16 nihalya —
subject concord + -rukulya
negative
ti- + subject concord + -rukulya
person noun class singular plural
first person tindukulya titurukulya
second person torukulya timurukulya
third person 1/2 tarukulya tibarukulya
3/4 tigurukulya terukulya
5/6 tirirukulya tigarukulya
7/8 tikirukulya tibirukulya
9/10 terukulya tizirukulya
11/10 tirurukulya
12/14 tikarukulya tiburukulya
13 — titurukulya
14/6 tiburukulya tigarukulya
15/6 tikurukulya
16 tiharukulya —
subject concord + -tarukulya
present continuative affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -kyalya
person noun class singular plural
first person ninkyalya nitukyalya
second person nookyalya nimukyalya
third person 1/2 naakyalya nibakyalya
3/4 nigukyalya neekyalya
5/6 nirikyalya nigakyalya
7/8 nikikyalya nibikyalya
9/10 neekyalya nizikyalya
11/10 nirukyalya
12/14 nikakyalya nibukyalya
13 — nitukyalya
14/6 nibukyalya nigakyalya
15/6 nikukyalya
16 nihakyalya —
subject concord + -rukukyalya
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kyalya
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkyalya titukyalya
second person tokyalya timukyalya
third person 1/2 takyalya tibakyalya
3/4 tigukyalya tekyalya
5/6 tirikyalya tigakyalya
7/8 tikikyalya tibikyalya
9/10 tekyalya tizikyalya
11/10 tirukyalya
12/14 tikakyalya tibukyalya
13 — titukyalya
14/6 tibukyalya tigakyalya
15/6 tikukyalya
16 tihakyalya —
subject concord + -takyalya
virtual present affirmative
subject concord + -alya
person noun class singular plural
first person nalya twalya
second person walya mwalya
third person 1/2 yalya baalya
3/4 gwalya yalya
5/6 lyalya gaalya
7/8 kyalya byalya
9/10 yalya zaalya
11/10 rwalya
12/14 kaalya bwalya
13 — twalya
14/6 bwalya gaalya
15/6 kwalya
16 haalya —
negative
ti- + subject concord + alya
person noun class singular plural
first person tinalya titwalya
second person tiwalya timwalya
third person 1/2 tiyalya tibaalya
3/4 tigwalya tiyalya
5/6 tiryalya tigaalya
7/8 tikyalya tibyalya
9/10 tiyalya tizaalya
11/10 tirwalya
12/14 tikaalya tibwalya
13 — titwalya
14/6 tibwalya tigaalya
15/6 tikwalya
16 tihaalya —
subject concord + -taalya
present perfect affirmative
subject concord + -liire
person noun class singular plural
first person ndiire tuliire
second person oliire muliire
third person 1/2 aliire baliire
3/4 guliire eriire
5/6 liriire galiire
7/8 kiriire biriire
9/10 eriire ziriire
11/10 ruliire
12/14 kaliire buliire
13 — tuliire
14/6 buliire galiire
15/6 kuliire
16 haliire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -liire
person noun class singular plural
first person tindiire tituliire
second person toliire timuliire
third person 1/2 taliire tibaliire
3/4 tiguliire teriire
5/6 tiririire tigaliire
7/8 tikiriire tibiriire
9/10 teriire tiziriire
11/10 tiruliire
12/14 tikaliire tibuliire
13 — tituliire
14/6 tibuliire tigaliire
15/6 tikuliire
16 tihaliire —
subject concord + -taliire
near perfective affirmative
subject concord + -akalya
person noun class singular plural
first person nakalya twakalya
second person wakalya mwakalya
third person 1/2 yakalya baakalya
3/4 gwakalya yakalya
5/6 lyakalya gaakalya
7/8 kyakalya byakalya
9/10 yakalya zaakalya
11/10 rwakalya
12/14 kaakalya bwakalya
13 — twakalya
14/6 bwakalya gaakalya
15/6 kwakalya
16 haakalya —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kaliire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkaliire titukaliire
second person tokaliire timukaliire
third person 1/2 takaliire tibakaliire
3/4 tigukaliire tekaliire
5/6 tirikaliire tigakaliire
7/8 tikikaliire tibikaliire
9/10 tekaliire tizikaliire
11/10 tirukaliire
12/14 tikakaliire tibukaliire
13 — titukaliire
14/6 tibukaliire tigakaliire
15/6 tikukaliire
16 tihakaliire —
subject concord + -takaliire
near past affirmative
subject concord + -liirege
person noun class singular plural
first person ndiirege tuliirege
second person oliirege muliirege
third person 1/2 aliirege baliirege
3/4 guliirege eriirege
5/6 liriirege galiirege
7/8 kiriirege biriirege
9/10 eriirege ziriirege
11/10 ruliirege
12/14 kaliirege buliirege
13 — tuliirege
14/6 buliirege galiirege
15/6 kuliirege
16 haliirege —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -liirege
person noun class singular plural
first person tindiirege tituliirege
second person toliirege timuliirege
third person 1/2 taliirege tibaliirege
3/4 tiguliirege teriirege
5/6 tiririirege tigaliirege
7/8 tikiriirege tibiriirege
9/10 teriirege tiziriirege
11/10 tiruliirege
12/14 tikaliirege tibuliirege
13 — tituliirege
14/6 tibuliirege tigaliirege
15/6 tikuliirege
16 tihaliirege —
subject concord + -taliirege
remote past affirmative
subject concord + -kalya
person noun class singular plural
first person nkalya tukalya
second person okalya mukalya
third person 1/2 akalya bakalya
3/4 gukalya ekalya
5/6 likalya gakalya
7/8 kikalya bikalya
9/10 ekalya zikalya
11/10 rukalya
12/14 kakalya bukalya
13 — tukalya
14/6 bukalya gakalya
15/6 kukalya
16 hakalya —
subject concord + -aliire
negative
subject concord + -talye
person noun class singular plural
first person ntalye tutalye
second person otalye mutalye
third person 1/2 atalye batalye
3/4 gutalye etalye
5/6 litalye gatalye
7/8 kitalye bitalye
9/10 etalye ziitalye
11/10 rutalye
12/14 katalye butalye
13 — tutalye
14/6 butalye gatalye
15/6 kutalye
16 hatalye —
subject concord + -taraliire
experiential perfective affirmative
subject concord + -raliire
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaliire turaliire
second person oraliire muraliire
third person 1/2 araliire baraliire
3/4 guraliire eraliire
5/6 liraliire garaliire
7/8 kiraliire biraliire
9/10 eraliire ziraliire
11/10 ruraliire
12/14 karaliire buraliire
13 — turaliire
14/6 buraliire garaliire
15/6 kuraliire
16 haraliire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kalyaga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkalyaga titukalyaga
second person tokalyaga timukalyaga
third person 1/2 takalyaga tibakalyaga
3/4 tigukalyaga tekalyaga
5/6 tirikalyaga tigakalyaga
7/8 tikikalyaga tibikalyaga
9/10 tekalyaga tizikalyaga
11/10 tirukalyaga
12/14 tikakalyaga tibukalyaga
13 — titukalyaga
14/6 tibukalyaga tigakalyaga
15/6 tikukalyaga
16 tihakalyaga —
subject concord + -takalyaga
cessative perfective affirmative
subject concord + -aaliire
person noun class singular plural
first person naaliire twaliire
second person waaliire mwaliire
third person 1/2 yaaliire baaliire
3/4 gwaliire yaaliire
5/6 lyaliire gaaliire
7/8 kyaliire byaliire
9/10 yaaliire zaaliire
11/10 rwaliire
12/14 kaaliire bwaliire
13 — twaliire
14/6 bwaliire gaaliire
15/6 kwaliire
16 haaliire —
past habitual affirmative
subject concord + -alyaga
person noun class singular plural
first person nalyaga twalyaga
second person walyaga mwalyaga
third person 1/2 yalyaga baalyaga
3/4 gwalyaga yalyaga
5/6 lyalyaga gaalyaga
7/8 kyalyaga byalyaga
9/10 yalyaga zaalyaga
11/10 rwalyaga
12/14 kaalyaga bwalyaga
13 — twalyaga
14/6 bwalyaga gaalyaga
15/6 kwalyaga
16 haalyaga —
negative
ti- + subject concord + alyaga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinalyaga titwalyaga
second person tiwalyaga timwalyaga
third person 1/2 tiyalyaga tibaalyaga
3/4 tigwalyaga tiyalyaga
5/6 tiryalyaga tigaalyaga
7/8 tikyalyaga tibyalyaga
9/10 tiyalyaga tizaalyaga
11/10 tirwalyaga
12/14 tikaalyaga tibwalyaga
13 — titwalyaga
14/6 tibwalyaga tigaalyaga
15/6 tikwalyaga
16 tihaalyaga —
subject concord + -taalyaga
near future affirmative
subject concord + -raalya
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaalya turaalya
second person oraalya muraalya
third person 1/2 araalya baraalya
3/4 guraalya eraalya
5/6 liraalya garaalya
7/8 kiraalya biraalya
9/10 eraalya ziraalya
11/10 ruraalya
12/14 karaalya buraalya
13 — turaalya
14/6 buraalya garaalya
15/6 kuraalya
16 haraalya —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aalye
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaalye titwalye
second person tiwaalye timwalye
third person 1/2 tiyaalye tibaalye
3/4 tigwalye tiyaalye
5/6 tiryalye tigaalye
7/8 tikyalye tibyalye
9/10 tiyaalye tizaalye
11/10 tirwalye
12/14 tikaalye tibwalye
13 — titwalye
14/6 tibwalye tigaalye
15/6 tikwalye
16 tihaalye —
subject concord + -taalye
remote future affirmative
subject concord + -lirya
person noun class singular plural
first person ndirya tulirya
second person olirya mulirya
third person 1/2 alirya balirya
3/4 gulirya erirya
5/6 lirirya galirya
7/8 kirirya birirya
9/10 erirya zirirya
11/10 rulirya
12/14 kalirya bulirya
13 — tulirya
14/6 bulirya galirya
15/6 kulirya
16 halirya —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -lirya
person noun class singular plural
first person tindirya titulirya
second person tolirya timulirya
third person 1/2 talirya tibalirya
3/4 tigulirya terirya
5/6 tiririrya tigalirya
7/8 tikirirya tibirirya
9/10 terirya tizirirya
11/10 tirulirya
12/14 tikalirya tibulirya
13 — titulirya
14/6 tibulirya tigalirya
15/6 tikulirya
16 tihalirya —
subject concord + -talirya
future habitual affirmative
subject concord + -raalyaga
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaalyaga turaalyaga
second person oraalyaga muraalyaga
third person 1/2 araalyaga baraalyaga
3/4 guraalyaga eraalyaga
5/6 liraalyaga garaalyaga
7/8 kiraalyaga biraalyaga
9/10 eraalyaga ziraalyaga
11/10 ruraalyaga
12/14 karaalyaga buraalyaga
13 — turaalyaga
14/6 buraalyaga garaalyaga
15/6 kuraalyaga
16 haraalyaga —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aalyege
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaalyege titwalyege
second person tiwaalyege timwalyege
third person 1/2 tiyaalyege tibaalyege
3/4 tigwalyege tiyaalyege
5/6 tiryalyege tigaalyege
7/8 tikyalyege tibyalyege
9/10 tiyaalyege tizaalyege
11/10 tirwalyege
12/14 tikaalyege tibwalyege
13 — titwalyege
14/6 tibwalyege tigaalyege
15/6 tikwalyege
16 tihaalyege —
subject concord + -taalyege
subjunctive affirmative
subject concord + lye
person noun class singular plural
first person ndye tulye
second person olye mulye
third person 1/2 alye balye
3/4 gulye erye
5/6 lirye galye
7/8 kirye birye
9/10 erye zirye
11/10 rulye
12/14 kalye bulye
13 — tulye
14/6 bulye galye
15/6 kulye
16 halye —
negative
subject concord + -talya
person noun class singular plural
first person ntalya tutalya
second person otalya mutalya
third person 1/2 atalya batalya
3/4 gutalya etalya
5/6 litalya gatalya
7/8 kitalya bitalya
9/10 etalya zitalya
11/10 rutalya
12/14 katalya butalya
13 — tutalya
14/6 butalya gatalya
15/6 kutalya
16 hatalya —
—
subjunctive habitual affirmative
subject concord + lyege
person noun class singular plural
first person ndyege tulyege
second person olyege mulyege
third person 1/2 alyege balyege
3/4 gulyege eryege
5/6 liryege galyege
7/8 kiryege biryege
9/10 eryege ziryege
11/10 rulyege
12/14 kalyege bulyege
13 — tulyege
14/6 bulyege galyege
15/6 kulyege
16 halyege —
hypothetical affirmative
subject concord + -aakulya
person noun class singular plural
first person naakulya twakulya
second person waakulya mwakulya
third person 1/2 yaakulya baakulya
3/4 gwakulya yaakulya
5/6 lyakulya gaakulya
7/8 kyakulya byakulya
9/10 yaakulya zaakulya
11/10 rwakulya
12/14 kaakulya bwakulya
13 — twakulya
14/6 bwakulya gaakulya
15/6 kwakulya
16 haakulya —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakulya
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakulya titwakulya
second person tiwaakulya timwakulya
third person 1/2 tiyaakulya tibaakulya
3/4 tigwakulya tiyaakulya
5/6 tiryakulya tigaakulya
7/8 tikyakulya tibyakulya
9/10 tiyaakulya tizaakulya
11/10 tirwakulya
12/14 tikaakulya tibwakulya
13 — titwakulya
14/6 tibwakulya tigaakulya
15/6 tikwakulya
16 tihaakulya —
subject concord + -taakulya
conditional affirmative
subject concord + -aakuliire
person noun class singular plural
first person naakuliire twakuliire
second person waakuliire mwakuliire
third person 1/2 yaakuliire baakuliire
3/4 gwakuliire yaakuliire
5/6 lyakuliire gaakuliire
7/8 kyakuliire byakuliire
9/10 yaakuliire zaakuliire
11/10 rwakuliire
12/14 kaakuliire bwakuliire
13 — twakuliire
14/6 bwakuliire gaakuliire
15/6 kwakuliire
16 haakuliire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakuliire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakuliire titwakuliire
second person tiwaakuliire timwakuliire
third person 1/2 tiyaakuliire tibaakuliire
3/4 tigwakuliire tiyaakuliire
5/6 tiryakuliire tigaakuliire
7/8 tikyakuliire tibyakuliire
9/10 tiyaakuliire tizaakuliire
11/10 tirwakuliire
12/14 tikaakuliire tibwakuliire
13 — titwakuliire
14/6 tibwakuliire tigaakuliire
15/6 tikwakuliire
16 tihaakuliire —
subject concord + -taakuliire
object concords
person noun class singular plural
first person -ndya -tulya
second person -kulya -balya
third person 1/2 -mulya
3/4 -gulya -girya
5/6 -lirya -galya
7/8 -kirya -birya
9/10 -girya -zirya
11/10 -rulya
12/14 -kalya -bulya
13 — -tulya
14/6 -bulya -galya
15/6 -kulya
16 -halya —

1 The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.


Derived terms
  • Verbal derivations:
  • Nominal derivations:
    • omuli (“eater”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Particle

lya (apocopic form ly')

  1. class 5 indefinite of -a

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 245
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[4], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 351

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a. Cognate with Yao -lya, Chichewa -dya, Shona -dya, Swahili -la, Chopi dia.

Verb

-lya (infinitive kulya)

  1. to eat

Derived terms

Yao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a. Cognate with Tumbuka -lya, Chichewa -dya, Shona -dya, Swahili -la, Chopi -dia.

Verb

-lya (infinitive kulya, perfect -lile)

  1. to eat

Derived terms

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Alick Kadango Bwanali, Jean Chavula, Stella Kachiwanda, Arnold Mboga, Ahmmardouh Mjaya, Al Mtenje, Francis Botha Njaya, Mario Thodi (2009), Mgopolela Maloŵe jwa Ciyawo‎[5], The Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society (CASAS), page 96
  • Padre Pedro Dupeyron (1880), Pequeno Vademecum da Lingua Bantu na Provincia de Moçambique ou Breve Estudo da Lingua Chi-Yao ou Adjaua‎[6], Administração do Novo Mensageiro do Coraçao de Jesus, page 156
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