alaye

Eastern Arrernte

Etymology 1

Interjection

alaye

1. Look out!

Etymology 2

Noun

alaye

1. ocean

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• الَيعِ

Etymology 1

à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ là (“to open, to expand”) +‎ yé (“to understand”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.là.jé/

Noun

àlàyé

1. explanation

Etymology 2

From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ ayé (“life”), literally “one who possesses life”.

Alternative forms

• الَيعِ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.lá.jé/

Noun

aláyé

1. (colloquial, slang) powerful or impactful person
2. (colloquial, slang) thug
3. (Internet, text messaging, criminal slang) a code word used by scammers to reveal themselves to each other

See also

• yàúyàúù