hiya
BritishEtymology
Origin of hiya
C20: shortened from how are you?
Example Sentences
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Paras pointed to hiya, the Filipino concept of shame.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2022
When Philippine food first became trendy, chefs told The Post about their feelings of hiya, or shame, about the duck embryos, pig’s blood, shrimp paste and other ingredients that proved challenging as American immigrants.
From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2018
The auteur hiya: Alfred Hitchcock’s appearances were basically Easter egg cameos, although some directors give themselves more substantive parts.
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2016
It transforms hiya shame into a cacophonous ceremony.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2015
Kata madhu-jāminī rabase goṅvāyanu, Nā bujhanu kaichana keli: Lākha lākha juga hiye hiye rākhanu, Tabu hiya jurana na geli.
From Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna by Vidy?pati Th?kura
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