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English
Etymology 1
Originated 1685–95, from Brazilian Portuguese aí, from Old Tupi a'y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.i/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
ai (plural ais or ai)
- A type of three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, endemic to forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.
Synonyms
- (Bradypus tridactylus): maned sloth
See also
- unau (two-toed sloth)
References
- “ai”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “ai”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
- ai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bradypus tridactylus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Etymology 2
Contraction of aight (which itself is a contraction of all right).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Contraction
ai
Anagrams
Abau
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aj/
Noun
ai class II gender mf
- fish (general term)
- food, meat for consumption
Usage notes
Generally feminine for sense "fish", potentially masculine for sense "food".
References
- Lock, Arjen (2011) Abau Grammar (Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages)[1], 1st edition, volume 57, Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL-PNG Academic Publications
- p.62 (feminine gender noted for all fish)
- p.67, Table 21 (listed under Class 2, Feminine)
- SIL International (2020) “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org[2]
Akei
Noun
ai
References
- Sidney Herbert Ray, A comparative study of the Melanesian Island languages (1926), page 351
Albanian
Alternative forms
- ay — northern Tosk, Korçë
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *a-ei (compound of proclitic particle *a and an ancient demostrative *ei), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey combined with Proto-Indo-European *ís (“he, this (one)”). Compare Latin is, German er, Lithuanian ji̇̀s, Sanskrit अयम् (ayám)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈi/, (often, unstressed) [aj]
Pronoun
ai m (accusative atë, dative atij, ablative atij)
Declension
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accusative | atë | e | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dative | atij | i | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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i tij | i tiji |
See also
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
1st person | unë | ne | |
2nd person | ti | ju | |
3rd person | m | ai | ata |
f | ajo | ato |
Pronoun
ai
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
nominative | ai | ajo | ata | ato |
accusative | atë, të | ata, ta | ato, to | |
dative/ablative | atij, tij | asaj, saj | atyre, tyre |
Amblong
Noun
ai
Further reading
- Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)
Angal Enen
Noun
ai
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing Franklin KJ. 1975. Comments on Proto-Engan. In SA Wurm, Ed. New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study: Papuan languages and the New Guinea linguistic scene. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pp. 263-275.'
Apalaí
Noun
ai
Aragonese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈai̯/
- Syllabification: ai
- Rhymes: -ai̯
Interjection
ai
Araki
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
ai
References
- François, Alexandre. 2008. An online lexicon of Araki (Santo, Vanuatu). Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) ‒ entry ai.
Australian Kriol
Etymology 1
Noun
ai
Etymology 2
Pronoun
ai
Etymology 3
Adjective
ai
Catalan
Pronunciation
Interjection
ai
Noun
ai m (plural ais)
- ooh (pain)
Chuukese
Determiner
ai
- First person singular general possessive; my (used with general-class objects)
Related terms
small objects, concepts | large objects, living things | suffix | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | first person | ai | nei | -ei |
second person | omw, om | noum | -om | |
third person | an | noun | -an | |
plural | first person | äm (exclusive) ach (inclusive) |
nöu̇m (exclusive) nöüch (inclusive) |
-em (exclusive) -ach (inclusive) |
second person | ämi, ami | noumi | -emi | |
third person | ar | nour | -er |
Corsican
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaj/
- Hyphenation: ai
Verb
ai
- second-person singular indicative present of avè
References
- “avè” in Aiaccinu: Cunghjugatori corsu
Dadibi
Noun
ạị
Synonyms
References
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
- Karl James Franklin, Pacific Linguistics (1973, →ISBN, page 130 (see we)
Dubu
Noun
ai
Further reading
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 114
Dutch
Alternative forms
- aï (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese ai, from Old Tupi ai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑi/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ai
Noun
ai m (plural ais)
Further reading
- drievingerige luiaard on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Estonian
Interjection
ai
Synonyms
Finnish
Etymology
Compare Estonian ai, Ingrian ai, Karelian ai, Ludian ai, Veps ai, Votic ai, and Swedish aj, Norwegian aj, Latvian aj. Perhaps natural; tracing an origin is practically impossible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯/, [ˈɑ̝i̯]
- Rhymes: -ɑi
- Syllabification(key): ai
- Hyphenation(key): ai
Interjection
ai
- ouch!
- oh!
- Ai, se olitkin sinä!
- Oh, it was you!
- (colloquial, interrogative particle) oh...? as in...?
- "Käytkö kaupassa?" "Ai, ruokakaupassa?"
- "Will you go to the shop?" "Oh, the food shop?"
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Verb
ai
- first-person singular present indicative of avoir
- J'ai un chien.
- I have a dog.
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
Noun
ai m (plural ais)
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ay (attested since the 13th century).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaj]
Interjection
ai
- ouch! expresses pain
- ooh! expresses pain
- oh! expresses concern
- 1812, Antonio Benito Fandiño, A Casamenteira:
- Ai tontiño, porque iñoras
o qu’he mantér casa e vida,
que por ben que estea sortida,
hai faltas a todas horas.
O segundo, que teu pai
pensa com’home de ben,
e así por vergonza ten
unha nora que non trai.
Orasme, sobr’esto hai,
que a dous parizós que teña,
non tendes donde vos veña,
cando ela non colla un mal.- Oh, silly, because you don't know
what it is to keep house and life,
no matter how well stocked it is,
there's lack at all hours.
Second, your father
thinks like a good man,
and to his shame he has
a daughter-in-law who doesn't bear.
However, on this matter,
with just two childbirths that she has,
you'll be left resourceless,
and that if she doesn't get sick.
- Oh, silly, because you don't know
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ay”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ai”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ai”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ai”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Galoli
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw.
Noun
ai
Gilbertese
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.
Noun
ai
Gun
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Gbe *a-yĩ́ (“earth”).[1] Cognates include Fon ayǐ, Saxwe Gbe nyixɔ́, Adja anyi. Perhaps related to Yoruba ayé
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.jí/
Noun
aí (plural aí lẹ́) (Nigeria)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 215
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasiq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈai̯/, [ˈɐj], [ˈɛj] (rapid speech)
Verb
ai
- to have sexual intercourse; to copulate
Hiri Motu
Pronoun
ai
See also
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1st person | lau | ai (exclusive) ita (inclusive) | ||
2nd person | oi | umui | ||
3rd person | ia | idia |
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aiʔ/, /aɛʔ/
Noun
ai
Further reading
- Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology[4], Canberra: The Australian National University
- Asmah Haji Omar (1977) “The Iban Language”, in The Sarawak Museum Journal, volume XXV, number 46, pages 81-100
- Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈai̯/ [ˈai̯]
- Rhymes: -ai̯
- Syllabification: ai
Etymology 1
Particle
ai
- (dialectal) exclamation to express surprise and so on
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Acehnese.
Adjective
ai (comparative lebih ai, superlative paling ai)
- (dialectal) really miss
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Sentani.
Noun
ai (plural ai-ai)
- (dialectal) breadfruit bark, which has sparse fibers, the surface is not smooth, has a lot of sap, is light brown in color
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Malay (Riau dialect).
Noun
ai (plural ai-ai)
- (dialectal) dirt, that is usually found in well water, rivers, lakes, and so on
Further reading
- “ai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian
Etymology
Ultimately a natural sound. Compare Finnish ai and Estonian ai.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯/, [ˈɑi̯]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯/, [ˈɑi̯]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯
- Hyphenation: ai
Interjection
ai
- Exclamation of pain or frustration: ouch! oh!
- ai voi ― oh-oh
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 5
Italian
Alternative forms
- a' (truncation)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaj/
- Homophone: hai
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: ài
Contraction
ai
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
ai
Kalasha
Pronoun
ai
- alternative spelling of ábi (sense 1)
Kendayan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *air, Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aiʔ/
Noun
ai
Further reading
- Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Kiowa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aj/
Letter
ai (upper case Ai)
- A letter of the Kiowa alphabet.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ai ai, Au au, Aui aui, B̶ b̶, B b, D̶ d̶, D d, E e, G̶ g̶, G g, H h, I i, K k, Kʼ kʼ, L l, M m, N n, n̶, O o, Oi oi, P p, Pʼ pʼ, S s, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ui ui, W w, Y y, Z z, ꞉
Kott
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“I”). Compare Assan aj (“I”), Arin aj (“I”), and Pumpokol ad (“I”).
Pronoun
ai
- I (first-person singular subjective)
Related terms
Kuna
Noun
ai
Ladin
Etymology
Contraction
ai
Ladino
Adverb
ai (Hebrew spelling אאי)
- alternative form of aí
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.iː], [ˈa.ɪ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.i]
Verb
ai
- second-person singular present active imperative of aiō
- c. 270 BCE – c. 201 BCE, Gnaeus Naevius, Fragments Palliatae.125:[1]
- An nā́ta est spṓnsa praégnās? Vél aï vél negā!
- Was the fiancée born pregnant? Answer ”yes” or ”no”!
- An nā́ta est spṓnsa praégnās? Vél aï vél negā!
Usage notes
This form was no longer in common use in Classical Latin and is attested only once, in a quotation in a grammatical treatise.
References
Further reading
- “ai”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ai”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[5], London: Macmillan and Co.
- do you think so? are you in earnest: ain tu?
- do you think so? are you in earnest: ain tu?
Latvian
Interjection
ai
Leti
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.
Noun
ai
Lithuanian
Etymology
Compare Russian ой (oj, “ow!”).
Pronunciation
ái: IPA(key): /a͡ɪ/
aĩ: IPA(key): /ɐ͡ɪ/
Interjection
ái! or ai̇̃!
Synonyms
Derived terms
Lombard
Noun
ai
- alternative form of aj (“garlic”)
Manchu
Romanization
ai
- romanization of ᠠᡳ
Mandarin
Romanization
ai
- nonstandard spelling of āi
- nonstandard spelling of ái
- nonstandard spelling of ǎi
- nonstandard spelling of ài
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *ʻai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qai (“copulate with”). Cognate with Hawaiian ai.
Verb
ai (passive aitia)
Derived terms
- ainga (“sex”)
- aitanga (“progeny”)
Further reading
- “ai” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “QAI.2”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
Mbyá Guaraní
Adjective
ai
- (to be) bitter
Conjugation
Noun
ai
Middle English
Pronoun
ai
- alternative form of þei (“they”)
Naga Pidgin
Etymology
Inherited from Assamese আই (ai).
Noun
ai
Norman
Verb
ai
North Frisian
Alternative forms
- ei (Föhr-Amrum)
- ek (Sylt)
Etymology
Adverb
ai
Norwegian Bokmål
Interjection
ai
- used to express surprise
References
- “ai” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Interjection
ai
- used to express surprise
References
- “ai” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Verb
ai
- first-person singular present indicative of aver
Pitjantjatjara
Interjection
ai
References
- "ai" in Cliff Goddard (1992) Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary, 2nd edition
- Ninti Ngapartji
Pohnpeian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɐi/
Interjection
ai
Portuguese
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaj/ [ˈaɪ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈaj/
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: ai
Interjection
ai
- ouch (expression of physical pain)
- Ai! Pisei um prego! ― Ouch! I stepped on a nail!
- oh (expression of concern)
Derived terms
- ai ai
- ai de mim
- ai de você
- ai meu deus
- ai, meu canário
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *hai. Cognates include Tongan hai and Maori wai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.i/
- Hyphenation: a‧i
Pronoun
ai
- who?
References
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui[6], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 404
Rohingya
Verb
ai
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aj/
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: ai
Etymology 1
Article
ai (masculine plural possessive)
- of
- Niște prieteni ai lui sunt interesanți.
- Some friends of his are interesting.
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
ai m (uncountable)
Declension
singular only | indefinite | definite |
---|---|---|
nominative-accusative | ai | aiul |
genitive-dative | ai | aiului |
vocative | aiule |
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 3
Inflected form of avea (“to have”).
Verb
ai
- second-person singular present indicative of avea
- (you) have
- Ai vreun prieten în România?
- Do you have any friends in Romania?
- (you) have
- inflection of avea:
- second-person singular present subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 4
From an old or proto-Romanian form ae, from Latin habēs.[1]
Verb
ai
- (tu) ai (modal auxiliary, second-person singular form of avea, used with past participles to form perfect compus tenses)
- (you) have...
Related terms
Etymology 5
Probably from a Vulgar Latin *eas, from Latin habēbās.
Verb
(tu) ai (modal auxiliary, second-person singular form of avea, used with infinitives to form conditional tenses)
- (you) would
- Ai fi murit dacă ți-aș fi spus.
- You would have died if I'd told you.
Related terms
References
Seri
Etymology 1
Noun
ai (plural aaita)
- his father
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
absolutive | hapee | — |
1st person | hii | — |
2nd person | — | — |
3rd person | ai | aaita |
Derived terms
- queaa (“to have as father”)
Etymology 2
Adverb
ai
- (rare) still (used with nominalized third person verbs)
References
- Moser, Mary B., Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 43.
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
- ay (unofficial)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ai̯/, [a̠i̯], [ɑ̟i̯]
Etymology 1
Noun
ai
Etymology 2
Interjection
ai
References
- Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “ai”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
Sumbawa
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ (“fresh water; steam, river”).
Noun
ai
References
- ABVD
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wahiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Tày
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˦˥]
Etymology 1
Noun
ai
- synonym of cò niêng
Derived terms
- có ai
Etymology 2
Verb
ai (埃)
- to lean on
Etymology 3
Noun
ai
- blow (of wind); steam;
- breath
- lẹo ai ― out of breath
- smell; odor
- đâm ai ― to smell
- ai nắc ― strong smell
- ai hom ― pleasant smell
- ai mên ― rancid smell
- lẹo ai ― odorless
References
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary][7][8] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
- Dương Nhật Thanh, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày][9] (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội [Social Sciences Publishing House]
- Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary][10] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, compare Tagalog kahoy.
Noun
ai
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
ai
- (anatomy) eye
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:5:
- Sapos yutupela i kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai, bai ai bilong yutupela i op na yutupela i kisim save long wanem samting i gutpela, na wanem samting i nogut, na bai yutupela i kamap wankain olsem God. God i save long dispela, olsem na em i tambuim yutupela long kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai.”
- hole, opening, lid
- tip
Derived terms
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈa.i]
- Hyphenation: a‧i
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *hai. Cognates include Hawaiian ai and Samoan ai.
Pronoun
ai
- who?
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *ai. Cognates include Hawaiian ai and Samoan ai.
Particle
ai
Derived terms
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[11], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 1
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology 1
Pronoun
ai
Etymology 2
Noun
ai
Venetan
Noun
ai
- plural of aio
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˧]
Audio (Saigon): (file)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *ʔeː (“who”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] ʔeː¹.
Pronoun
ai • (埃)
- who
- Ai vậy ạ?
- Who are you?
- Ai (mà) biết.
- Who knows? / How should I know?
- whoever, anyone
- Ai cũng được. ― Anyone is fine.
- someone, someone else
- one, a person
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Cuối mùa nhan sắc" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
- Người ở chùa, người bán vé số, người ngủ công viên, người hát rong, ít ai có nhà để về.
- Some live at the temple, some sell lottery tickets, some sleep in parks, some play music in the streets; few have a home to go back to.
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Cuối mùa nhan sắc" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
- (rhetorical) nobody
Usage notes
- The interrogative pronoun ai is used for a person. When ai functions as the subject of the question, it is placed at the beginning of the question.
- Ai có ô tô? ― Who has a car?
- When functioning as the predicate, it can either follow or predate the linking verb là.
- Hải là ai? ― Who is Hải?
- Ai là Hải? ― Who is Hải?
- When functioning as the object, it is placed after the verb.
- Nga vẽ ai? ― Whom is Nga drawing?
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Romanization
ai
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 哀
Derived terms
Volapük
Adverb
ai
- always
- at all times
- constantly (habitually)
- ever (always)
- habitually
Antonyms
Derived terms
- ai laidio (forever)
Welsh
Etymology
May derive from a (interrogative particle) + yw (“is, are”) or from or via the synonymous ae.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ai̯/
- Rhymes: -ai̯
Particle
ai
- interrogative particle (used when a non-verbal element is fronted for emphasis)
- Synonym: ife
- Ai ef yw dy dad?
- Is he your father?
- whether, if (used when the subordinate clause has a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis)
- Ni wn ai ef yw dy dad.
- I do not know whether he is your father.
Usage notes
- Used before a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. Unemphatic initial verbs, on the other hand, employ the interrogative particle a.
- This word is found in formal language. As an initial interrogative particle, it is often dropped altogether in colloquial language or replaced with ife in some southern dialects.
- Likewise, with the meaning "whether", this may be dropped colloquially. An alternative construction influenced by English is to replaced the ai with os (“if”) followed by the appropriate dialect-specific indicating an emphatic subordinate clause, namely taw in south Wales and mai or na in the north.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.i/
Verb
ai
- (intransitive) to come back, return
- (intransitive) to depart
- naai sito? ― where did you depart from?
Conjugation
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | taai | maai | aai | |
2nd person | naai | faai | ||
3rd person | inanimate | iai | daai | |
animate | ||||
imperative | naai, ai | faai, ai |
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[12], Pacific linguistics (as ay)
Yami
Noun
ai
Ye'kwana
ALIV | ai |
---|---|
Brazilian standard | ai |
New Tribes | ai |
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban [Term?]. Compare Apalaí ae, Hixkaryana yaye, Macushi yapai, and Waiwai yay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aj]
Postposition
ai
Usage notes
A possessed noun that is the object of this postposition does not take the possessed suffix -dü. The postposition can thus combine with nouns referring to body parts and parts of objects to form more complex postpositions/relational nouns.
See also
generic location | specific location or goal | pathway | |
---|---|---|---|
object class 1 | awö | aka | ai |
object class 2 | tawö | taka | tai |
aquatic object | kwawö | kwaka | kwai |
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[13], Lyon, pages 267–272
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ai̯˧˥/
Noun
ái
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40