այո
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian այո (ayo); see it for more.
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /aˈjo/ [ɑˈjo] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /aˈjo/ [ɑˈjo] invalid IPA characters (//[])
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file) - Hyphenation: ա‧յո
Particle edit
այո • (ayo)
Synonyms edit
- (informal) հա (ha)
Antonyms edit
- ոչ (očʻ)
Old Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Alternatively, from Proto-Armenian *ayú, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu.
Adverb edit
այո • (ayo)
Usage notes edit
- Often written with a շեշտ (šešt) — այո՛ (ayó).
- A declined form այոյնիւն (ayoyniwn), which is a singular instrumental, is attested.
- The word was already extinct by the 12th century, having been replaced by հա (ha).
Descendants edit
- Armenian: այո (ayo)
References edit
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “այո”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “այո”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “այո”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ayo”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 58