ái

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Icelandic

Interjection

ái

  1. ouch!
    Synonyms: æ, áts, á

Noun

ái m (genitive singular áa, nominative plural áar)

  1. (archaic) ancestor, forefather, forebear

Declension

Further reading

Mandarin

Alternative forms

  • ai nonstandard

Romanization

ái (ai2, Zhuyin ㄞˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of ,
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𮲔
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𰛥
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𫘤
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𬺃, 𬺃
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𠊎
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𤸳
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𦩴
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𧪚
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𩂢
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𩪂
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𩮖
  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𪺾
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𫨾

Northern Tepehuan

Noun

ái

  1. Obsolete spelling of ááyi

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awô (grandfather).

Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *anô (forefather, ancestor).

Noun

ái m (genitive á, plural ár)

  1. great-grandfather

Declension

Derived terms

  • ánasótt (decrepitude)

See also

  • afi (grandfather)
  • edda (great-grandmother)

Tày

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Chinese (ài).

Verb

ái ()

  1. to like; to want
    ái pây liêuto want to go out
    ái chin mác rèo năm mạy
    one must grow a plant if one wishes to eat its fruits

Particle

ái

  1. (future marker) about to
    ái thâng nènTet is about to come

Adjective

ái

  1. near; close
    ái thâng rườnto come near home

Adverb

ái

  1. almost; nearly
    Ái mì 500 cầnThere are nearly 500 people

Etymology 2

From Chinese .

Noun

ái ()

  1. strategic pass

References

  • Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˦˥]
  • (file)
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to love; love).

Verb

ái

  1. (sinicized, slang, humorous) to love
Usage notes
See also

Noun

ái

  1. (chiefly in compounds) love

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of ái nam ái nữ

Adjective

ái

  1. (slang) homosexual; gay
Synonyms

Interjection

ái!

  1. (onomatopoeia) ow; ouch
Synonyms

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.