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ай

ай

See also: ај, яй, -ај, -ай, and Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Adyghe

Noun

ай (āj)

  1. (Kfar Kama Shapsug dialect) yes

Synonyms


Bashkir

Сирек ай (sense 1)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (moon, month).

Cognate with Azeri, Turkish, Crimean Tatar ay, Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz ай (ay) etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑj]

Noun

ай (ay)

  1. moon
    Сәскәләргә ҡунған ысыҡ ай яҡтыһына ялтырай.
    Säskälärgä qunğan ïsïq ay yaqtïhïna yaltïray.
    The dew that fell on flowers glistens in the moonlight.
  1. month
    Айҙар буйы бер тамсы ла ямғыр яуманы.
    Ayðar buyï ber tamsï la yamğïr yawmanï.
    For months, not a single raindrop fell.
    Ҡыҙыбыҙ ҡаланан айына бер ҡайтып тора.
    Qïðïbïð qalanan ayïna ber qaytïp tora.
    Our daughter comes home from the city once a month.
    Хәйер, Уралда мартты ла тулыһынса ҡыш айы тип әйтергә мөмкин әле.
    Xäyer, Uralda marttï la tulïhïnsa qïš ayï tip äytergä mömkin äle.
    However, March in the Urals can as well be called a winter month without reservation.

Declension

Derived terms


Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aj]

Interjection

ай (aj)

  1. ouch! (it hurts!)

Noun

ай (aj) n inan (indeclinable)

  1. (English letter) I, i

Synonyms


Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (moon, month). Compare Bashkir ай (ay, moon).

Noun

ай (ay)

  1. moon
  2. month

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (moon, month). Compare Turkish ay (moon).

Noun

ай (ay)

  1. moon
  2. month