冷ひや

noun

cold water

Abbreviation of 冷や水 (ひやみず). Used in contexts like restaurants or casual speech.

See also: 冷や水 (ひやみず)

• すみません、冷ひやをもう一いっ杯ぱいください。

  Excuse me, another glass of cold water, please.

noun

cold sake

Abbreviation of 冷や酒 (ひやざけ). Refers to sake served at room temperature or slightly chilled, not heated.

See also: 冷酒 (ひやざけ)

• 今日きょうは冷ひやで一いっ杯ぱいやりましょう。

  Let's have a drink of cold sake today.

prefix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

cold; cool; chilled; unheated

Prefix or no-adjective used in compounds like 冷ややっこ (cold tofu) or 冷や麺 (chilled noodles).

• 夏なつは冷ひや麺めんがさっぱりしていて美味おいしい。

  In summer, chilled noodles are light and delicious.

• 冷ひやのまま食たべられるおかずを用よう意いした。

  I prepared side dishes that can be eaten cold as they are.