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Arin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”) and Pumpokol ad (“I”). Also see Assan aj.

Pronoun

aj

  1. I (first-person singular subjective)
    Synonym: ä

Related terms

  • aiŋ

Assan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”) and Pumpokol ad (“I”). Also see Arin aj.

Pronoun

aj

  1. I (first-person singular subjective)
    Synonym: ja

Related terms

  • ajun

Czech

Alternative forms

  • aji

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaj]

Conjunction

aj

  1. (dialect, Moravia) and (also), and even
  2. (dialect, Moravia) even (implying an extreme example, used at the beginning of sentences)

Synonyms

  • (standard Czech) i

Interjection

aj

  1. (literary, obsolete) oh; lo, behold

Further reading

  • “aj”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “aj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Drehu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑð/

Verb

aj

  1. to swim

References

  • Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
  • Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Epigraphic Mayan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑχ/

Noun

aj

  1. person, man
  2. neutral or male prefix, mister

Related terms

  • ajaw

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Interjection

aj

  1. ow! ouch! oh dear! expression of pain, (unpleasant) surprise, etc.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒj]
  • Rhymes: -ɒj

Etymology 1

From a spontaneous burst of sound.

Interjection

aj

  1. oh
    • 1932, Attila József, Medvetánc (Bear Dance), poem, lines 1–2, [1]

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *aŋe.

Noun

aj

  1. (obsolete) opening
Declension
Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • (oh): aj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • aj in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Kalasha

Adjective

aj

  1. this, this present, this current.

Kaqchikel

Alternative forms

  • aꜧ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *aaj.

Noun

aj

  1. cane
  2. firework

Derived terms

  • Aj

References

  • anonymous author (17th c.) Uocabulario copioso de las lenguas cakchikel y ꜭiche‎[2] (in Spanish), page 8: “Aꜧ caña.”
  • Brown, R. McKenna, Maxwell, Judith M., Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 204
  • Ruyán Canú, Déborah, Coyote Tum, Rafael, Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español‎[3] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 2

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • ai (Scriver lombard)

Etymology

From Latin alium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaj/

Noun

aj m

  1. garlic

Lule Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

aj

  1. also, too

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *ate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay. Cognate with Paiwan qatsay, Malay hati, Javanese ati, Tagalog atay, Fijian yate.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [ɑtʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /ɰætʲ/
  • Bender phonemes:

Noun

aj

  1. liver
  2. spleen

References

  • Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːʒ/

Noun

aj f (Arabic spelling ئاژ)

  1. sprout, sucker, bud
    Synonyms: bişkoj, gupik, terh, zîl

Declension

Derived terms

  • aj dan

Related terms

  • ajda

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aj”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 4

Old Polish

Etymology

Natural expression. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /aj/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /aj/

Interjection

aj

  1. (attested in Lesser Poland) oh!, whoa! (used as a reaction to an unexpected and unpleasant event or sensation)

Descendants

  • Polish: aj
  • Silesian: aj

References

  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “aj”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “aj”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin alium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaj/

Noun

aj m

  1. garlic

Pite Sami

Etymology

Cognates include Lule Sami aj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aj/

Adverb

aj

  1. also, too

References

  • Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish aj.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: aj

Interjection

aj

  1. oh!, whoa! (used as a reaction to an unexpected and unpleasant event or sensation)

Particle

aj

  1. (Masuria, expressive) Introduces a clause; also

See also

  • ajaj, aj-aj, ajajaj, aj-waj, aj waj

Further reading

  • aj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • aj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Krystyna Siekierska (02.05.2008) “AJ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “aj”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 115

Pumpokol

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔej (“tongue”). Compare Kott ei (“voice, sound”).

Noun

aj

  1. tongue

Q'eqchi

Article

aj

  1. personal article used before masculine given names
    aj Mek ― Miguel

Prefix

aj

  1. forms demonyms from names of places
    ‎aj + ‎Watemaal (“Guatemala”) → ‎aj Watemaal (“Guatemalan”)
  2. forms agent nouns from verbs
    ‎aj + ‎elq'ak (“to steal”) → ‎aj elq' (“thief”)

Further reading

  • Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998) [6]

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish aj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: aj

Interjection

aj

  1. oh!, whoa! (used as a reaction to an unexpected and unpleasant event or sensation)

Further reading

  • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “aj”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 10

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aj]

Adverb

aj

  1. also
  2. even (implying an extreme example, used at the beginning of sentences)
    Synonym: i
    Antonym: ani

Further reading

  • “aj”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovincian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Kashubian aj, Polabian ai̯, and Polish aj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: aj

Interjection

aj

  1. oh
    Synonyms: a, ach

References

  • Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ãi̯”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎[7] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 2

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaj/
  • Rhymes: -aj

Interjection

aj

  1. ow, ouch; expression of one’s own pain, or sympathy with someone else’s.
  2. aye; yea; a word expressing assent, for example in nautical contexts.

Derived terms

  • aj aj, kapten

References

  • aj in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • aj in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

  • ja

Zhuang

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ʔa˥/
  • Tone numbers: a3
  • Hyphenation: aj

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːꟲ (“to open (the mouth)”). Cognate with Thai อ้า (âa).

Verb

aj (Sawndip forms 吖 or 哑 or 𮤴 or 呵 or 㕶, 1957–1982 spelling aз)

  1. to open; to spread open

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

aj (1957–1982 spelling aз)

  1. (dialectal) about to; soon
    Synonym: yaek

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