aʼa

Hopi

Noun

aʼa (plural aʼàat)

1. jay (clarification of this definition is needed)

Oromo

Noun

aʼa (plural a'aawwan)

1. (Afaan Oromo) painful voice of sharp pain.

   Synonyms: a'aa, aada, aadnaa

References

• Albert, Roy, Shaul, David Leedom (1985) A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 13: “bluejay”
• Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 1: “pinyon jay, scrub jay”