آیی

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit अहि (áhi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háǰʰiš (snake, serpent), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis (snake). Cognate with Hindi अहि (ahi), Dutch hagedis.

Noun

آیی (ayí)

  1. snake

References

  • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “آیی”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio[1], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 19 January 2023.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *adïg (bear); cognate with Old Turkic 𐰑𐰍 (d¹ǧ /⁠adïɣ⁠/), Azerbaijani ayı, Bashkir айыу (ayıw), Kazakh аю (), Kyrgyz аюу (ayuu), Tatar аю (ayu), Turkmen aýy, Uyghur ئېيىق (ëyiq) and Uzbek ayiq.

Alternative forms

Noun

آیی • (ayı)

  1. bear, a large mammal in the family Ursidae
    Synonyms: خرس (hirs), دب (dub)
  2. (figuratively) stupid, clownish, clumsy fellow
Derived terms
  • آیی بالغی (ayı balığı, seal)
  • آیی طبانی (ayı tabanı, clumsy, clownish man)
  • آیی قولاغی (ayı kulağı, bear's ear, auricula)
Descendants
  • Turkish: ayı

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

آیی • (ay)

  1. singular definite accusative of آی

Etymology 3

Noun

آیی • (ay)

  1. third-person singular possessive of آی