yai
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Chuave
Noun
yai
References
- Orthography and Phonology Database: Highlands and Papuan Regions (SIL, 1999), page 10 (Chuave wordlist)
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
yai (plural yai dem, quantified yai)
- eye
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Luuk 2:30:
- Kaaz wid mi uon tuu yai dem, mi si di sumadi we yu sen fi siev piipl.
- for my eyes have seen your salvation
Further reading
- yai at majstro.com
Mandarin
Romanization
yai
- Nonstandard spelling of yái.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìgɪ́.
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
Ternate
Pronunciation
Verb
yai
Conjugation
| Conjugation of yai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | toyai | foyai | miyai | |
| 2nd | noyai | niyai | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | oyai | iyai, yoyai† | |
| Feminine | moyai | |||
| Neuter | iyai | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh