TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

ay

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Aymara.

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

ay

  1. Ah! alas!
  2. Alternative spelling of aye ("yes")
Derived termsEdit

NounEdit

ay (plural ays)

  1. Alternative spelling of aye ("yes")
    counting the ays and the noes in a vote

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle English ai, from Old Norse ei, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (eternity, age), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (vitality); cognate with Old English ā, Ancient Greek ἀεί (aeí, always), and Latin aevum (an age).

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

ay (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, poetic or Northern England) Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
    • 1670, John Barbour, The Acts and Life of the most victorious Conquerour Robert Bruce King of Scotland, as cited in 1860, Thomas Corser, Collectanea Anglo-poetica, page 160
      O he that hath ay lived free, [...]
SynonymsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

ay (plural ays)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.
    • 2004 Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, p. 170
      It said, in a whispering, buzzing voice, "Gee-you-ess-ess-ay-dash-em-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-em-eye-en-gee-oh-dash-pee-eye-pee-dash-pee-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-pee-eye-en-gee-oh."
    • 2016 CCEB, Communications Instructions Radiotelephone Procedures: ACP125 (G), p. 3-5
      ETA [is spoken] as "ee-tee-ay" instead of "I SPELL Echo Tango Alfa".
Alternative formsEdit

Etymology 4Edit

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

ay

  1. New Zealand spelling of eh (question tag)
    • 2013 November 13, “Surprising changes in the way Aucklanders speak”, in Stuff[1]:
      For example, New Zealanders tended to say "ay" at the end of sentences, but in the Asian community people used different tags to check whether people were still listening.

Etymology 5Edit

Origin uncertain; possibly related to eh and hey; popularized by a catch phrase in a 1970s sitcom.

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

ay

  1. All right (inter); hooray (inter); cool (inter).

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

AnguthimriEdit

NounEdit

ay

  1. (Mpakwithi) vegetable

ReferencesEdit

  • Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 184

AzerbaijaniEdit

Other scripts
Cyrillic ај
Perso-Arabic آی

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *āń(k). Cognate with Chuvash уйӑх (ujăh) See Turkish ay for more cognates.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ay (definite accusative ayı, plural aylar)

  1. moon
  2. month
  3. date (day of the month)
    Bu gün ayın neçəsidir?What date is it today?

DeclensionEdit

    Declension of ay
singular plural
nominative ay
aylar
definite accusative ayı
ayları
dative aya
aylara
locative ayda
aylarda
ablative aydan
aylardan
definite genitive ayın
ayların
    Possessive forms of ay
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) ayım aylarım
sənin (your) ayın ayların
onun (his/her/its) ayı ayları
bizim (our) ayımız aylarımız
sizin (your) ayınız aylarınız
onların (their) ayı or ayları ayları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) ayımı aylarımı
sənin (your) ayını aylarını
onun (his/her/its) ayını aylarını
bizim (our) ayımızı aylarımızı
sizin (your) ayınızı aylarınızı
onların (their) ayını or aylarını aylarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) ayıma aylarıma
sənin (your) ayına aylarına
onun (his/her/its) ayına aylarına
bizim (our) ayımıza aylarımıza
sizin (your) ayınıza aylarınıza
onların (their) ayına or aylarına aylarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) ayımda aylarımda
sənin (your) ayında aylarında
onun (his/her/its) ayında aylarında
bizim (our) ayımızda aylarımızda
sizin (your) ayınızda aylarınızda
onların (their) ayında or aylarında aylarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) ayımdan aylarımdan
sənin (your) ayından aylarından
onun (his/her/its) ayından aylarından
bizim (our) ayımızdan aylarımızdan
sizin (your) ayınızdan aylarınızdan
onların (their) ayından or aylarından aylarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) ayımın aylarımın
sənin (your) ayının aylarının
onun (his/her/its) ayının aylarının
bizim (our) ayımızın aylarımızın
sizin (your) ayınızın aylarınızın
onların (their) ayının or aylarının aylarının

ChavacanoEdit

AdverbEdit

ay

  1. Indicates the future tense.

Crimean TatarEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

ay

  1. month
  2. moon

DeclensionEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

CzechEdit

InterjectionEdit

ay

  1. obsolete typography of aj

GagauzEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

ay (definite accusative ayı, plural aylar)

  1. moon
  2. month
DeclensionEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hágios).

NounEdit

ay (definite accusative ayı, plural aylar)

  1. saint
DeclensionEdit

Highland PopolucaEdit

NounEdit

ay

  1. leaf

ReferencesEdit

  • Elson, Benjamin F.; Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999) Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41)‎[3] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 10

LadinoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Spanish ha i (it has there).

VerbEdit

ay (Latin spelling)

  1. there is, there are

Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from Old Norse ei, ey, from Proto-Germanic *aiwa, *aiwō (ever, always).

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

ay

  1. always, constantly, unceasingly; eternally, forever
DescendantsEdit
  • English: aye
  • Yola: aye
ReferencesEdit

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

ay

  1. Alternative form of ey (egg)

Middle FrenchEdit

VerbEdit

ay

  1. first-person singular present indicative of avoir

Rayón ZoqueEdit

NounEdit

ay

  1. leaf
  2. brim (of a hat)

ReferencesEdit

  • Harrison, Roy; B. de Harrison, Margaret; López Juárez, Francisco; Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎[4] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 4

SalarEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *āń(k).

NounEdit

ay (3rd person possessive [[{{{1}}}#Salar|{{{1}}}]], plural [[{{{2}}}#Salar|{{{2}}}]])

  1. moon

ReferencesEdit

Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “ay”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow

ScotsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Probably from a use of aye to express agreement.

AdverbEdit

ay (not comparable)

  1. yes

SomaliEdit

NounEdit

ay ?

  1. dog

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

InterjectionEdit

¡ay!

  1. Ah!, Alas!
  2. Woe!
  3. expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

ay

  1. Obsolete spelling of hay

Further readingEdit

Sranan TongoEdit

NounEdit

ay

  1. Alternative spelling of ai.

TagalogEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Compare Hanunoo ay, Cebuano kay, Remontado Agta ay, and Ibanag ay. Similar function to Ilocano ket and Pangasinan et.

Alternative formsEdit

  • 'yelided form, informal, following a word ending with a vowel or "n"
  • e

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaj/, [ˈʔaɪ̯]
  • IPA(key): /ʔe/, [ʔe] (colloquial)

ParticleEdit

ay

  1. Separates the subject and the predicate. Indicative of a sentence inversion, i.e. from predicate-first form to subject-first form.
    Ako ay Pilipino. (Pilipino ako.)
    I am Filipino.
    Ika'y isang sirena.
    You're a mermaid. (You're gay.)
  2. then; so
    Kung gayon ay sumunod sa akin
    If that is so then follow me
  3. (regional) Particle used in start or end of sentences to express warning or catch attention. See also: a, o, oy, and aya.
    Parini ka ay/Ay, parini ka.Come here.
Usage notesEdit
  • (inversion marker): This word is often confused (by speakers of English or similar languages) to mean to be due to its similarity in location on sentences in subject-first form.
  • This is usually elided to 'y following a word ending in a vowel in speech and casual and poetic writing.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Austronesian *ai and/or Spanish ay. Related to English ay. Compare Hokkien (ai).

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaj/, [ˈʔaɪ̯]

InterjectionEdit

ay

  1. general exclamation: alas; no; oh; oops
    Ay! Nahulog.
    Oops! It fell.
    Ay! Mali.
    Oh! It's wrong.

TàyEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (to cough). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), ᦺᦀ (˙ʼay), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ (ʼay), Aiton ဢႝ (ʼay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Zhuang ae, Saek ไอ๋, Thai ไอ (ai).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

ay

  1. to cough
    ay bấu oóc pácto cough without a sound
    ay khảu bẳngto cough into a tube (in fear of it being too noisy)
    da aycough medicine
    tầư lồm đảng, me̱n ay
    They caught the cold wind so they coughed.

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Hoàng Văn Ma; Lục Văn Pảo; Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[5][6] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Lục Văn Pảo; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎[7] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

TurkishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Ottoman Turkish آی(ay, moon, month, crescent, a beautiful face), from Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (moon, month).[1]

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰖( /ay/, moon, month), Karakhanid ااىْ(āy, moon, month), Old Uyghur [script needed] (ay, moon, month), Azerbaijani ay (moon), Bashkir ай (ay, moon), Chuvash уйӑх (ujăh, moon), Kazakh ай (ai, moon), Khakas ай (ay, moon), Kyrgyz ай (ay, moon), Southern Altai ай (ay, moon), Tatar ай (ay, moon), Turkmen āý (moon), Tuvan ай (ay, moon), Uyghur ئاي(ay, moon), Uzbek oy (moon), Yakut ый (ıy, moon).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ay (definite accusative ayı, plural aylar)

  1. moon
  2. month
DeclensionEdit
Inflection
Nominative ay
Definite accusative ayı
Singular Plural
Nominative ay aylar
Definite accusative ayı ayları
Dative aya aylara
Locative ayda aylarda
Ablative aydan aylardan
Genitive ayın ayların
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Ottoman Turkish آی(ay!), akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (ay!, oh!), Old Uyghur [script needed] (ay!, oh!).

InterjectionEdit

ay

  1. exclamation of surprise, shock or fear: oh!
    Ay kim gelmiş!Oh (look) who is (apparently) here!
  2. exclamation of pain: ouch!
    Ay, başım!Ouch, my head (hurt)!
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

  • ay in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*āń(k)”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

WolofEdit

ArticleEdit

ay

  1. some (plural indefinite article)

Usage notesEdit

Precedes the noun.

ZaghawaEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

ay

  1. I (first person pronoun)

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

ay

  1. iron

ReferencesEdit