ái

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Icelandic

Interjection

ái

  1. ouch!
    Synonyms: æ, áts, á

Noun

ái m (genitive singular áa, nominative plural áar)

  1. (archaic) ancestor, forefather, forebear

Declension

Further reading

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Romanization

ái (ai2, Zhuyin ㄞˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of  / ,
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  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𤸳
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𦩴
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  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𪺾
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𫨾

Northern Tepehuan

Noun

ái

  1. Obsolete spelling of ááyi.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awô (grandfather).

Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *anô (forefather, ancestor).

Noun

ái m (genitive á, plural ár)

  1. great-grandfather

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • afi (grandfather)
  • edda (great-grandmother)

Tày

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Chinese  / (ài). Compare Muong hảo for similar developments.

Verb

ái ()

  1. to like; to want
    ái pây liêuto want to go out
    ái chin mác rèo năm mạy
    one must grow a plant if one wishes to eat its fruits

Particle

ái

  1. (future marker) about to
    ái thâng nènTet is about to come

Adjective

ái

  1. near; close
    ái thâng rườnto come near home

Adverb

ái

  1. almost; nearly
    Ái mì 500 cần
    There are nearly 500 people
    ái thaialmost dead

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Chinese .

Noun

ái ()

  1. strategic pass

Etymology 3

Noun

ái

  1. fence
    lọm aifences
    pác tu aifence gate
Synonyms

References

  • Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to love; love).

Verb

ái

  1. (sinicized, slang, humorous) to love
Usage notes
See also

Noun

ái

  1. (chiefly in compounds) love

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of ái nam ái nữ

Adjective

ái

  1. (slang) homosexual; gay
Synonyms

Interjection

ái!

  1. (onomatopoeia) ow; ouch
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