aj

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”) and Pumpokol ad (“I”). Also see Assan aj.

aj

1. I (first-person singular subjective)

   Synonym: ä

• aiŋ

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”) and Pumpokol ad (“I”). Also see Arin aj.

aj

1. I (first-person singular subjective)

   Synonym: ja

• ajun

• aji

• IPA^(key): [ˈaj]

aj

1. (dialect, Moravia) and (also), and even
2. (dialect, Moravia) even (implying an extreme example, used at the beginning of sentences)

• (standard Czech) i

aj

1. (literary, obsolete) oh; lo, behold
   • 1593, “Genesis 1:31”, in Bible kralická [Kralice Bible]:

     A viděl Bůh vše, což učinil, a aj, bylo velmi dobré.

     And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.

• aj in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• aj in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

• IPA^(key): /ɑð/

aj

1. to swim

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑχ/

aj

1. person, man
2. neutral or male prefix, mister

• ajaw

• (file)

aj

1. ow! ouch! oh dear! expression of pain, (unpleasant) surprise, etc.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒj]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒj

From a spontaneous burst of sound.[1]

aj

1. oh
   • 1932, Attila József, Medvetánc (Bear Dance), poem, lines 1–2,

     Fürtös, láncos, táncos, nyalka,
     aj de szép a kerek talpa!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

From Proto-Uralic *aŋe.[2][3]

aj

1. (obsolete) opening

• (oh): aj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• aj in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

aj

1. this, this present, this current.

   aj bason.

   This spring.

• aꜧ (obsolete)

From Proto-Mayan *aaj.

aj

1. cane
2. firework

• Aj

• anonymous author (17th c.) Uocabulario copioso de las lenguas cakchikel y ꜭiche‎ (in Spanish), page 8: “Aꜧ caña.”
• Brown, R. McKenna, Maxwell, Judith M., Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 204
• Ruyán Canú, Déborah, Coyote Tum, Rafael, Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 2

• ai (Scriver lombard)

From Latin alium.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaj/

aj m

1. garlic

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

aj

1. also, too

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

From Proto-Micronesian *ate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay. Cognate with Paiwan qatsay, Malay hati, Javanese ati, Tagalog atay, Fijian yate.

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [ɑtʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /ɰætʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {haj}

aj

1. liver
2. spleen

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ɑːʒ/

aj f (Arabic spelling ئاژ)

1. sprout, sucker, bud

   Synonyms: bişkoj, gupik, terh, zîl

• aj dan

• ajda

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aj”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 4

Natural expression. First attested in the 14th century.

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /aj/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /aj/

aj

1. oh!, whoa! (used as a reaction to an unexpected and unpleasant event or sensation)
   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎, Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 39, 21:

     Noscze richlo ganbø swoiø, giszto molwø mne: ay ey (ferant confestim confusionem suam, qui dicunt mihi: euge, euge)!

     [Noście rychło gańbę swoję, jiż to mołwią mnie: Aj! Ej (ferant confestim confusionem suam, qui dicunt mihi: euge, euge)!]

• Polish: aj

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “aj”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

From Latin alium.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaj/

aj m

1. garlic

Cognates include Lule Sami aj.

• IPA^(key): /aj/

aj

1. also, too

• Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Inherited from Old Polish aj, a natural expression.

• IPA^(key): /aj/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: aj

aj

1. oh!, whoa! (used as a reaction to an unexpected and unpleasant event or sensation)

• ajaj, aj-aj, ajajaj, aj-waj, aj waj

• aj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• aj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Krystyna Siekierska (02.05.2008) “AJ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔej (“tongue”). Compare Kott ei (“voice, sound”).

aj

1. tongue

aj

1. personal article used before masculine given names

   aj Mek ― Miguel

aj

1. forms demonyms from names of places

   ‎aj + ‎Watemaal (“Guatemala”) → ‎aj Watemaal (“Guatemalan”)

2. forms agent nouns from verbs

   ‎aj + ‎elq'ak (“to steal”) → ‎aj elq' (“thief”)

• Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998)

• IPA^(key): [aj]

aj

1. also
2. even (implying an extreme example, used at the beginning of sentences)

   Synonym: i

   Antonym: ani

• “aj”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Onomatopoeic. Compare Kashubian aj, Polabian ai̯, and Polish aj.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaj/
• Syllabification: aj

aj

1. oh

   Synonyms: a, ach

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ãi̯”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 2

• Rhymes: -aj

aj

1. ow, ouch; expression of one’s own pain, or sympathy with someone else’s.
2. aye; yea; a word expressing assent, for example in nautical contexts.

• aj aj, kapten

• ja

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ʔa˥/
• Tone numbers: a³
• Hyphenation: aj

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːꟲ (“to open (the mouth)”). Cognate with Thai อ้า (âa).

aj (Sawndip forms 吖 or 哑 or 𮤴 or 呵 or 㕶, 1957–1982 spelling aз)

1. to open; to spread open

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

aj (1957–1982 spelling aз)

1. (dialectal) about to; soon

   Synonym: yaek