ay

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Abbreviation 1.1.1 Synonyms 2 English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Interjection 2.3 Adverb 2.3.1 Alternative spellings 2.4 Adjective 2.4.1 Synonyms 2.5 See also 2.6 Anagrams 3 Azeri 3.1 Noun 4 Crimean Tatar 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension 4.1.2 References 5 Scots 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Adverb 6 Spanish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Interjection 6.2.1 Homophones 7 Sranan Tongo 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Noun 8 Tagalog 8.1 Preposition 9 Turkish 9.1 Noun

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Abbreviation

ay

1. The ISO 639-1 official language code of Aymara

[edit] Synonyms

• aym (ISO 639-3)

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /aɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ
  • Homophones: aye, eye, I
• IPA: /eɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

[edit] Interjection

ay

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

[edit] Adverb

ay (not comparable)

1. Always; ever.
   • 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, [...]

[edit] Alternative spellings

• aye

[edit] Adjective

ay (not comparable)

1. For an indefinite time.

[edit] Synonyms

• always
• continually
• forever

[edit] See also

• Ay in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

[edit] Anagrams

• ya, YA

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[edit] Azeri

[edit] Noun

ay

1. moon
2. month

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[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Noun

ay

1. month
2. moon

[edit] Declension

[edit] References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Probably from a use of aye to express agreement.

[edit] Adverb

ay (not comparable)

1. yes

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ai/

[edit] Interjection

¡ay!

1. Expresses pain or sorrow.
2. A stereotypical sound of a Latino or Latina (e.g. ¡Ay Papi!, something like saying "Oh Baby!")

[edit] Homophones

• hay

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[edit] Sranan Tongo

[edit] Etymology

From English eye.

[edit] Noun

ay

1. eye

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[edit] Tagalog

[edit] Preposition

ay

1. Equality marker. It can be translated as is, am, are, was, will be, etc., but functions as a preposition, not a verb.
2. Verb/predicate marker. Only used when the verb or predicate does not begin the sentence.

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

ay (objective definite ayı)

1. month
2. An interjection expressing a sharp pain: ouch!

• Ay means moon, not ay (the first "A" is capitalized)