આઈ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • આઇ (āi)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit अर्यिका (aryikā) or Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āī, a nursery word. Cognate with Assamese আই (ai), Marathi आई (āī), Nepali आइमाइ (āimāi). Sindhi ائي / आई (āī).

Noun

આઈ • (āīf

  1. mother
  2. mother-in-law
  3. (Kathiawari) paternal grandmother

Proper noun

આઈ • (āīf

  1. (Hinduism) Devi, Goddess

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English eye.

Noun

આઈ • (āīf

  1. (anatomy, colloquial) eye
    Synonym: આંખ (ā̃kha)
    આઈગ્લાસāīglāseyeglass

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