ay

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Translingual

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Symbol

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ay

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-1language codeforAymara.

English

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ay

  1. Ah!alas!
  2. (Mid-Ulster,others)Alternative spelling ofaye( "yes" )
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Noun

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ay(pluralays)

  1. Alternative spelling ofaye( "yes" )
    counting theaysand the noes in a vote

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishai,fromOld Norseei,fromProto-Germanic*aiwaz(eternity, age),fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eyu-(vitality);cognate withOld Englishā,Ancient Greekἀεί(aeí,always),andLatinaevum(an age).

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Adverb

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ay(notcomparable)

  1. (archaic,poeticorNorthern England)Always;ever;continually;for anindefinitetime.
    • 1670,John Barbour,The Acts and Life of the most victorious Conquerour Robert Bruce King of Scotland,as cited in 1860, Thomas Corser,Collectanea Anglo-poetica,page160
      O he that hathaylived free, [...]
Synonyms
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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ay(pluralays)

  1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterA/a.
    • 2004,Will Rogers,The Stonking Steps,page170:
      It said, in a whispering, buzzing voice, "Gee-you-ess-ess-ay-dash-em-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-em-eye-en-gee-oh-dash-pee-eye-pee-dash-pee-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-pee-eye-en-gee-oh. "
    • 2016CCEB,Communications Instructions Radiotelephone Procedures: ACP125 (G),p. 3-5
      ETA [is spoken] as "ee-tee-ay"instead of" I SPELL Echo Tango Alfa ".
Alternative forms
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Descendants
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  • Rohingya:ee
  • Tagalog:ey

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ay

  1. New Zealandspelling ofeh(question tag)
    • 2013November 13, “Surprising changes in the way Aucklanders speak”, inStuff[1]:
      For example, New Zealanders tended to say "ay"at the end of sentences, but in the Asian community people used different tags to check whether people were still listening.
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Etymology 5

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Origin uncertain; possibly related toehandhey;popularizedby a catch phrase in a 1970s sitcom.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ay

  1. All right(inter);hooray(inter);cool(inter).

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ainu

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Noun

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ay(Kana spellingアイ)

  1. arrow

References

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  • Batchelor, John (1926)An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary,third edition, Tokyo: Kyobunkan
  • ay (アイ)”,inAinu-English Dictionary[2],TranslationDirectory.com, 2023 May 1 (last accessed)

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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ay

  1. he

Anguthimri

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Noun

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ay

  1. (Mpakwithi)vegetable

References

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  • Terry Crowley,The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri(1981), page 184

Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic ај
Abjad آی

Etymology

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InheritedfromProto-Turkic*āy(moon, month).Cognate withChuvashуйӑх(ujăh)SeeTurkishayfor more cognates.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ay(definite accusativeayı,pluralaylar)

  1. moon
  2. month
  3. date(day of the month)
    Bu günayınneçəsidir?Whatdateis it today?

Declension

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Declension ofay
singular plural
nominative ay
aylar
definite accusative ayı
ayları
dative aya
aylara
locative ayda
aylarda
ablative aydan
aylardan
definite genitive ayın
ayların
Possessive forms ofay
nominative
singular plural
mənim(my) ayım aylarım
sənin(your) ayın ayların
onun(his/her/its) ayı ayları
bizim(our) ayımız aylarımız
sizin(your) ayınız aylarınız
onların(their) ayıorayları ayları
accusative
singular plural
mənim(my) ayımı aylarımı
sənin(your) ayını aylarını
onun(his/her/its) ayını aylarını
bizim(our) ayımızı aylarımızı
sizin(your) ayınızı aylarınızı
onların(their) ayınıoraylarını aylarını
dative
singular plural
mənim(my) ayıma aylarıma
sənin(your) ayına aylarına
onun(his/her/its) ayına aylarına
bizim(our) ayımıza aylarımıza
sizin(your) ayınıza aylarınıza
onların(their) ayınaoraylarına aylarına
locative
singular plural
mənim(my) ayımda aylarımda
sənin(your) ayında aylarında
onun(his/her/its) ayında aylarında
bizim(our) ayımızda aylarımızda
sizin(your) ayınızda aylarınızda
onların(their) ayındaoraylarında aylarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim(my) ayımdan aylarımdan
sənin(your) ayından aylarından
onun(his/her/its) ayından aylarından
bizim(our) ayımızdan aylarımızdan
sizin(your) ayınızdan aylarınızdan
onların(their) ayındanoraylarından aylarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim(my) ayımın aylarımın
sənin(your) ayının aylarının
onun(his/her/its) ayının aylarının
bizim(our) ayımızın aylarımızın
sizin(your) ayınızın aylarınızın
onların(their) ayınınoraylarının aylarının

Chavacano

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Adverb

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ay

  1. Indicates thefuture tense.

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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InheritedfromProto-Turkic*āy(moon, month).CompareTurkishay(moon, month).

Noun

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ay

  1. month
  2. moon

Declension

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References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002)Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk[Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[3],Simferopol: Dolya,→ISBN
  • ay”,inLuğatçıq(in Russian)

Czech

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Interjection

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ay

  1. obsolete typography ofaj

Gagauz

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Etymology 1

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FromProto-Turkic*āy(moon, month).CompareTurkishay(moon, month).

Noun

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ay(definite accusativeayı,pluralaylar)

  1. moon
  2. month
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromAncient Greekἅγιος(hágios).

Noun

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ay(definite accusativeayı,pluralaylar)

  1. saint
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Highland Popoluca

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Noun

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ay

  1. leaf

References

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  • Elson, Benjamin F., Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999)Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz(Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”;41)‎[4](in Spanish),Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C.,→ISBN,page10

Ladino

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Etymology

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FromOld Spanishha i(it has there).

Verb

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ay(Latin spelling)

  1. there is,there are

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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BorrowedfromOld Norseei,ey,fromProto-Germanic*aiwa,*aiwō(ever, always).

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ay

  1. always,constantly,unceasingly;eternally,forever
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ay

  1. Alternative form ofey(egg)

Middle French

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Verb

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ay

  1. first-personsingularpresentindicativeofavoir

Rayón Zoque

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Noun

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ay

  1. leaf
  2. brim(of a hat)

References

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  • Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984)Vocabulario zoque de Rayón(Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves;28)‎[5](in Spanish), México, D.F.:Instituto Lingüístico de Verano,page 4

Salar

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Etymology

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FromProto-Turkic*āy(moon, month).

Noun

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ay(3rd person possessive[please provide],plural[please provide])

  1. moon

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Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “ay”,inStroj salárskovo jazyká[Grammar of Salar], Moscow

Scots

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Etymology 1

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InheritedfromMiddle Englishey.

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Interjection

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ay

  1. An exclamation of surprise or wonder.

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Interjection

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ay

  1. yes;yea;a word expressingassent,or anaffirmativeanswer to a question

Etymology 3

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Adverb

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ay

  1. Alternative form ofaye

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Somali

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Noun

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ay?

  1. dog

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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¡ay!

  1. ah!,alas!
  2. woe!
  3. expressespain,sorrow,orsurprise
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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ay

  1. Obsoletespelling ofhay.

Further reading

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Sranan Tongo

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Noun

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ay

  1. Alternative spelling ofai.

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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CompareHanunooay,Cebuanokay,Remontado Agtaay,andIbanagay.Similar function toIlocanoketandPangasinanet.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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ay(Baybayin spellingᜀᜌ᜔)

  1. Separates the subject and the predicate. Indicative of a sentence inversion, i.e. from predicate-first form to subject-first form.
    AkoayPilipino. (Pilipino ako.)
    I am Filipino.
    Ika'yisang sirena. (Sirena ka.)
    You're a mermaid.
  2. then;so
    Kung gayonaysumunod sa akin
    If that is sothenfollow me
  3. (dialectal)Particle used in start or end of sentences to express warning or catch attention. See also:a,o,oy,andaya/ayaa.
    Parini kaay/Ay,parini ka.Come here.
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  • (inversion marker):This word is often confused (by speakers of English or similar languages) to meantobedue to its similarity in location on sentences in subject-first form.
  • This is usually elided to'yfollowing a word ending in a vowel in speeches, casual, or poetic writing.
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  • 'yelided form,informal,following a word ending with a vowel or "n"
  • e

Etymology 2

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FromProto-Austronesian*aiand/orSpanishay.Related toEnglishay.CompareHokkienAi(ai).

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Interjection

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ay(Baybayin spellingᜀᜌ᜔)

  1. general exclamation:alas;no;oh;oops
    Ay!Nahulog.
    Oops!It fell.
    Ay!Mali.
    Oh!It's wrong.
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Etymology 3

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BorrowedfromEnglishi,the English name of the letterI/i.

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Noun

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ay(Baybayin spellingᜀᜌ᜔)

  1. the name of theLatin-scriptletterI/i,in theFilipino alphabet
    Synonym:(in the Abecedario and Abakada alphabet)i
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Further reading

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  • ay”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018

Anagrams

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Tày

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Etymology

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FromProto-Tai*ʔajᴬ(tocough).Cognate withNorthern Thaiᩋᩱ,Laoໄອ(ʼai),ᦺᦀ(˙ʼay),Shanဢႆ(ʼǎi),Tai Nüaᥟᥭ(ʼay),Aitonဢႝ(ʼay),Ahom𑜒𑜩(ʼay),Zhuangae,Saekไอ๋,Thaiไอ(ai).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ay

  1. tocough
    daaycoughmedicine
    ayoóc lượttocough upblood
    ayoóc ngạptocough upsputum
    aykhảu bẳngtocoughinto a tube (in fear of it being too noisy)
    aymí oóc ngạpto have a drycough(literally, “tocoughwithout sputum”)
    aybấu oóc páctocoughwithout a sound
    tầư lồm đảng, me̱nay
    They caught the cold wind so theycoughed.

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References

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  • Lương Bèn (2011)Từ điển Tày-Việt[Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[6][7](in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910)Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français[Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[8](in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

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Etymology 1

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InheritedfromOttoman Turkishآی(ay,moon, month, crescent, a beautiful face),fromProto-Turkic*āy(moon, month).[1]

Cognate withOld Turkic𐰖(/⁠ay⁠/,moon, month),Karakhanidااىْ(āy,moon, month),Old Uyghur[script needed](ay,moon, month),Azerbaijaniay(moon),Bashkirай(ay,moon),Chuvashуйӑх(ujăh,moon),Kazakhай(ai,moon),Khakasай(ay,moon),Kyrgyzай(ay,moon),Southern Altaiай(ay,moon),Tatarай(ay,moon),Turkmenāý(moon),Tuvanай(ay,moon),Uyghurئاي(ay,moon),Uzbekoy(moon),Yakutый(ıy,moon).

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Noun

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ay(definite accusativeayı,pluralaylar)

  1. moon
  2. month
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Inflection
Nominative ay
Definite accusative ayı
Singular Plural
Nominative ay aylar
Definite accusative ayı ayları
Dative aya aylara
Locative ayda aylarda
Ablative aydan aylardan
Genitive ayın ayların
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Etymology 2

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FromOttoman Turkishآی(ay!),akin toKarakhanid[script needed](ay!,oh!),Old Uyghur[script needed](ay!,oh!).

Interjection

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ay

  1. exclamation of surprise, shock or fear:oh!
    Aykim gelmiş!Oh(look) who is (apparently) here!
  2. exclamation of pain:ouch!
    Ay,başım!Ouch,my head (hurt)!
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Further reading

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  • ay”,inTurkish dictionaries,Türk Dil Kurumu

References

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  1. ^Starostin, Sergei,Dybo, Anna,Mudrak, Oleg(2003) “*āń(k)”,inEtymological dictionary of the Altaic languages(Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Wolof

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Article

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ay

  1. some(plural indefinite article)

Usage notes

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Precedes the noun.

Zaghawa

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ay

  1. I(first person pronoun)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ay

  1. iron

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