Originated 1685–95, from Brazilian Portugueseaí, from Old Tupi.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɑ.i/
Noun
ai (pluralaisorai)
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).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aɪ/
Rhymes: -aɪ
Homophones: ay, aye, I, eye
Contraction
ai
(slang, US) All right.
Anagrams
-ia, IA, i.a.
Akei
Noun
ai
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 Latinis, Germaner, Lithuanianjìs, Sanskritअयम्(ayám)).
Pronoun
aim sg (accusativeatë, dativeatij, ablativeatij)
he
Declension
See also
Pronoun
ai
that
Declension
Amblong
Noun
ai
water
Further reading
Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)
Apalaí
Noun
ai
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
ai
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
ai
ouch (pain), ooh (pain)
Noun
aim (pluralais)
ooh (pain)
Chuukese
Determiner
ai
First person singular general possessive; my (used with general-class objects)
Related terms
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
ai
water
Further reading
Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 114
Dutch
Alternative forms
aï(obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Portugueseai, from Old Tupiai.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɑi/
Hyphenation: ai
Noun
aim (pluralais)
pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus
Synonym:drievingerige luiaard
Estonian
Interjection
ai
ow, ouch
Synonyms
aia
Finnish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯/, [ˈɑi̯]
Rhymes: -ɑi
Syllabification: ai
Interjection
ai
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
ai
first-person singular present indicative of avoir
Anagrams
IA
Friulian
Etymology
From Latinallium.
Noun
aim (pluralais)
garlic
Galician
Interjection
ai
ouch! Expresses pain.
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian*qai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qasiq.
Verb
ai
To have sexual intercourse, to copulate.
Hiri Motu
Pronoun
ai
1st-person plural pronoun exclusive: we, us (but not you)
See also
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic*air, Proto-Malayo-Chamic*air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wahiʀ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aiʔ/, /aɛʔ/
Noun
ai
water
Further reading
Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
Asmah Haji Omar (1977) , “The Iban Language”, in The Sarawak Museum Journal, volume XXV, issue 46, pages 81-100
Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈa.i/
Homophone: hai
Alternative forms
a'(truncation)
Contraction
ai
contraction of a i; to the, at the
Japanese
Romanization
ai
Rōmaji transcription of あい
Rōmaji transcription of アイ
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
water
Further reading
Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Kott
Etymology
From Proto-Yeniseian*ʔaʒ(“I”). Compare Assanaj(“I”), Arinaj(“I”), and Pumpokolad(“I”).
Pronoun
ai
I (first-person singular subjective)
Related terms
ajoŋ
Kriol
Etymology 1
From Englisheye.
Noun
ai
eye
headlight of a car
seed
Etymology 2
From EnglishI
Pronoun
ai
I
Etymology 3
From Englishhigh.
Adjective
ai
high, tall
Kuna
Noun
ai
friend
Ladin
Etymology
a + i
Contraction
ai
at or to the (+ plural noun)
Ladino
Adverb
ai (Latin spelling, Hebrew spellingאאי)
Alternative form of aí
Latin
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /aj/
(Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aj/
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
ai
ouch!
oh!
Lithuanian
Etymology
Compare Russianой(oj, “ow!”).
Pronunciation
ái: IPA(key): /a͡ɪ/
aĩ: IPA(key): /ɐ͡ɪ/
Interjection
ái!oraĩ!
ow!, ah!, (expresses pain, fear or surprise)
oi!, hey! (used to attract someone's attention)
Synonyms
oi!, ui!
oi!, a!
Derived terms
Mandarin
Romanization
ai
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
ai
Alternative form of þei
References
“thei (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 May 2018.
Norman
Verb
ai
(Guernsey)first-person singular present indicative of aver
North Frisian
Adverb
ai
(Mooring) not
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
Piedmontese
Noun
ai
garlic
Pitjantjatjara
Interjection
ai
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
ai
no way!
Portuguese
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [aj]
Rhymes: -aj
Interjection
ai
ouch(expression of physical pain)
oh(expression of concern)
Derived terms
ai meu deus
Rohingya
Verb
ai
come
Romanian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aj/
Etymology 1
Article
ai (masculine plural possessive)
of
See also
al(masculine/neuter singular)
a(feminine singular)
ale(feminine/neuter plural)
Etymology 2
From Latinallium / alium.
Noun
aim (uncountable)
(regional) garlic
Declension
Synonyms
usturoi
Derived terms
aior
mujdei
See also
ceapă
Etymology 3
Inflected form of avea(“to have”).
Verb
ai
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 Latinhabēs.
Verb
ai
(tu) ai (modal auxiliary, second-person singular form ofavea, 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 Latinhabēbās.
Verb
ai
(tu) ai (modal auxiliary, second-person singular form ofavea, used with infinitives to form conditional tenses)
(you) would
Related terms
am
ați
ar
aș
References
Seri
Noun
ai
his father
Preposition
ai
still (used with nominalized third person verbs)
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
ay(unofficial)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aj/
Etymology 1
From Englisheye.
Noun
ai
eye
Etymology 2
From Englishaye, ay.
Interjection
ai
yes
Sumbawa
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Chamic*air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*wair, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi*wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wahiʀ.
Noun
ai
water
References
ABVD; Bahasa Sumbawa
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Englisheye.
Noun
ai
(anatomy) eye
hole, opening, lid
tip
Derived terms
ai i pas
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology 1
From EnglishI.
Pronoun
ai
I (see also mi)
Etymology 2
From Englisheye.
Noun
ai
eye
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic*ʔeː.
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
Further reading
"ai" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
Volapük
Adverb
ai
always
at all times
constantly (habitually)
ever (always)
habitually
Antonyms
neai
Derived terms
ai laidio (forever)
Welsh
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ai̯/
Particle
ai
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)