Meanings
sia1
alternative siah · alternative sial · alternative siol
- ManglishSinglishTagged at the end of a sentence to express discontent, shock, surprise, exhaustion or exasperation.
— If you can’t find your pencils, maybe someone stole them. — For what sia?
4 more examples
[…] Really disappointed siah […] The damage is done and no explanation will be accepted...... damn stupid!
2004, joshley, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)Wah. Really damn shag [exhausting] sia, everyday. But I'm really glad to be able to contribute😄
2015 May 14, @lawyizhuan, TwitterAs soon as the sentence was handed down, I saw my Mum crying. I was given 5 minutes to talk to them and after that, I thought to myself what the fuck am I going to do sia! […]
2020 January 14, Justin Vanderstraaten, quoting Moon, “Drugs, Cash, and Prison. When Does Enough Become Enough?”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2024And we fucking panic sia. We kept saying, "No no no!" And they kept shouting […]
2023, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Myle Yan Tay, Mysara Aljaru, Brown is Redacted: Reflecting on Race in Singapore, Ethos Books, →ISBN
Sia2
- Egyptianhuman sciencesAn ancient Egyptian god, the personification of perception.
Sia3
Sia4
- A female given name.
SIA5
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of Social Impact Assessment.
Origin
sia · particle
- Malaysial
- Malaysial
- Englishsia
Borrowed from Malay sial. The omission of /l/ may have been motivated by Chinese phonology.
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Full word history & related roots →Sia · proper noun
- Egyptiansjꜣ
- Egyptiansjꜣ
- EnglishSia
Borrowed from Egyptian sjꜣ (“Sia, perception”).
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Full word history & related roots →Sia · proper noun
- Hokkien謝 /谢
- EnglishSia
Borrowed from Hokkien 謝 /谢 (Siā).
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Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
sia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sia
“sia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sia.
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