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Gujarati
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit अर्यिका (aryikā) or Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āī, a nursery word.
Cognate with Assamese আই (ai), Marathi आई (āī), Nepali आइमाइ (āimāi). Sindhi ائي / आई (āī).
Noun
આઈ • (āī) f
- mother
- mother-in-law
- (Kathiawari) paternal grandmother
Proper noun
આઈ • (āī) f
- (Hinduism) Devi, Goddess
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English eye.
Noun
આઈ • (āī) f
- (anatomy, colloquial) eye
- Synonym: આંખ (ā̃kha)
- આઈગ્લાસ ― āīglās ― eyeglass
References
- “આઈ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ambāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āryaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press