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ai

Etymology 1

Originated 1685–95, from Brazilian Portuguese aí, from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.i/

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

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.

Etymology 2

Contraction of aight (which itself is a contraction of all right).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɪ/
Rhymes: -aɪ
Homophones: ay, aye, I, eye

Contraction

(slang, US) All right.

Anagrams

-ia, IA, i.a.

Akei

Noun

water

References

Sidney Herbert Ray, A comparative study of the Melanesian Island languages (1926), page 351

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *a-ei (compound of proclitic particle a and ei), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éy- (“he, this (one)”). Compare Latin is, German er, Lithuanian jìs, Sanskrit अयम् (ayám)).

Pronoun

ai m sg (accusative atë, dative atij, ablative atij)

Declension

Pronoun

that

Declension

Amblong

Noun

water

Apalaí

Noun

penis

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

water (clear liquid H₂O)

References

Alexandre François, Araki: A Disappearing Language of Vanuatu (2002, →ISBN
Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈaj/

Interjection

ouch (pain), ooh (pain)

Noun

ai m (plural ais)

ooh (pain)

Chuukese

Determiner

First person singular general possessive; my (used with general-class objects)

Related terms

Corsican

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaj/
Hyphenation: ai

Verb

second-person singular indicative present of avè

References

“avè” in Aiaccinu: Cunghjugatori corsu

Dadibi

Noun

ạị

water

Synonyms

wẹ

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

water

Dutch

Alternative forms

aï (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese ai, from Old Tupi ai.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑi/
Hyphenation: ai

Noun

ai m (plural ais)

pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus
Synonym: drievingerige luiaard

Estonian

Interjection

ow, ouch

Synonyms

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯/, [ˈɑi̯]
Rhymes: -ɑi
Syllabification: ai

Interjection

ouch!
oh!
(colloquial, interrogative particle) Oh? As in...?

Synonyms

(ouch): aih, au, auts.
(interrogative): -ko, -kö

Derived terms

ai niin

Anagrams

-ia, ia

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e/, /ɛ/
Homophone: et
Homophones: aie, aies, aient, ait, es, est, hais, hait

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of avoir

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin allium.

Noun

ai m (plural ais)

garlic

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese ay (attested since the 13^th century).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaj]

Interjection

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.

References

“ay” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
“ai” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“ai” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“ai” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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

fire

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasiq.

Verb

To have sexual intercourse, to copulate.

Hiri Motu

Pronoun

1st-person plural pronoun exclusive: we, us (but not you)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *air, Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aiʔ/, /aɛʔ/

Noun

water

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaj/
Homophone: hai

Alternative forms

a' (truncation)

Contraction

contraction of a i; to the, at the

Anagrams

-ia, IA

Japanese

Romanization

Rōmaji transcription of あい
Rōmaji transcription of アイ

Kalasha

Pronoun

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

water

Kott

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ (“I”). Compare Assan aj (“I”), Arin aj (“I”), and Pumpokol ad (“I”).

Pronoun

I (first-person singular subjective)

Related terms

ajoŋ

Kriol

Etymology 1

From English eye.

Noun

eye
headlight of a car
seed

Etymology 2

From English I

Pronoun

Etymology 3

From English high.

Adjective

high, tall

Kuna

Noun

friend

Ladin

Etymology

a +‎ i

Contraction

at or to the (+ plural noun)

Ladino

Adverb

ai (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אאי‎)

Alternative form of aí

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ai̯/, [äi̯]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aj/, [äj]

Verb

aï

second-person singular present active imperative of āiō

References

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^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.

Latvian

Interjection

ouch!
oh!

Leti (Indonesia)

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

fire

Lithuanian

Etymology

Compare Russian ой (oj, “ow!”).

Pronunciation

ái: IPA^(key): /a͡ɪ/

aĩ: IPA^(key): /ɐ͡ɪ/

Interjection

ái! or aĩ!

ow!, ah!, (expresses pain, fear or surprise)
oi!, hey! (used to attract someone's attention)

Synonyms

oi!, ui!
oi!, a!

Derived terms

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian aglio, from Latin alium.

Noun

garlic

Mandarin

Romanization

Nonstandard spelling of āi.
Nonstandard spelling of ái.
Nonstandard spelling of ǎi.
Nonstandard spelling of ài.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle English

Pronoun

Alternative form of þei (“they”)

Norman

Verb

(Guernsey) first-person singular present indicative of aver

North Frisian

Adverb

(Mooring) not

Norwegian Bokmål

Interjection

used to express surprise

References

“ai” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Interjection

used to express surprise

References

“ai” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of aver

Piedmontese

Noun

garlic

Pitjantjatjara

Interjection

huh
geez
what
hey

References

"ai" in Cliff Goddard (1992) Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary, 2nd edition
Ninti Ngapartji

Pohnpeian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɐi/

Interjection

no way!

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ai
Rhymes: -aj

Interjection

ouch (expression of physical pain)
oh (expression of concern)

Derived terms

ai meu deus

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hai. Cognates include Tongan hai and Maori wai.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.i/
Hyphenation: a‧i

Pronoun

who?

References

Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[3], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 404

Rohingya

Verb

come

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aj/

Etymology 1

Article

ai (masculine plural possessive)

Etymology 2

From Latin allium / alium.

Noun

ai m (uncountable)

(regional) garlic

Declension

Synonyms

usturoi

Derived terms

aior
mujdei

Etymology 3

Inflected form of avea (“to have”).

Verb

second-person singular present indicative of avea
(you) have
second-person singular present subjunctive of avea
second-person singular imperative of avea

Etymology 4

From an old or proto-Romanian form ae, from Latin habēs.

Verb

(tu) ai (modal auxiliary, second-person singular form of avea, used with past participles to form perfect compus tenses)
(you) have...

Related terms

am
a
ați
au

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

Related terms

am
ați
ar
aș

References

Seri

Noun

his father

Preposition

still (used with nominalized third person verbs)

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

ay (unofficial)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aj/

Etymology 1

From English eye.

Noun

Etymology 2

From English aye, ay.

Interjection

Sumbawa

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

water

References

ABVD; Bahasa Sumbawa

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, compare Tagalog kahoy.

Noun

tree
wood

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English eye.

Noun

(anatomy) eye
hole, opening, lid
tip

Derived terms

ai i pas

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology 1

From English I.

Pronoun

I (see also mi)

Etymology 2

From English eye.

Noun

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔeː (“who”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] ʔeː¹.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˧]

Pronoun

ai • (埃)

who
whoever
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.
(rhetorical) nobody

Volapük

Adverb

always
at all times
constantly (habitually)
ever (always)
habitually

Antonyms

neai

Derived terms

ai laidio (forever)

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ai̯/

Particle

interrogative particle (used when a non-verbal element is fronted for emphasis)
whether, if (used when the subordinate clause has a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis)

Yami

Noun

(anatomy) foot

Zou

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ai̯˧˥/

Noun

ái

crab

References

Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40

Source: wiktionary.org

a three-toed sloth.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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ai

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

See also

References

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Contraction

Anagrams

Akei

Noun

References

Albanian

Etymology

Pronoun

Declension

See also

Pronoun

Declension

Amblong

Noun

Further reading

Apalaí

Noun

Araki

Etymology

Noun

References

Catalan

Pronunciation

Interjection

Noun

Chuukese

Determiner

Related terms

Corsican

Pronunciation

Verb

References

Dadibi

Noun

Synonyms

References

Dubu

Noun

Further reading

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Estonian

Interjection

Synonyms

Finnish

Pronunciation

Interjection

Synonyms

Derived terms

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Verb

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

Noun

Galician

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