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Eastern Mari
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑjˈdɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑ
- Hyphenation: ай‧да
Particle
айда • (ajda)
- (imperative) let's go to...
айда мемнан деке!- ajda memnan deke!
- let's go to our place!
- (imperative) let's go do...
айда мурена- ajda murena
- let's sing
- (imperative) may they do..., let them do...
айда кайже, ит кучо!- ajda kajže, it kučo!
- let them go, don't hold them back!
- really?, is that so?
тудым паша гыч луктын колтеныт - айда?- tudym paša gyč luktyn koltenyt - ajda?
- they were fired from their job - really?
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “айда”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Russian
Etymology
Supposedly from Tatar әйдә (äydä) or a cognate term from some other Turkic language. Related to hajde.
Pronunciation
Interjection
айда́ • (ajdá)
- (colloquial) let's go, c'mon
Айда́ в футбо́л.- Ajdá v futból.
- Let's play football.
- (colloquial) made off; dashed away; vanished
Usage notes
Айда is used mostly as an imperative verb, but it is invariable. In Russian grammar айда does not count as a true verb and is considered to be closer to an interjection (междометие).
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