guai

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See also: guài, gùai, guaì, guāi, and guǎi

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, woe!), from Proto-Germanic *wai. Compare Latin vae, which likewise descends from Proto-Indo-European *wai.

Interjection

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guai!

  1. woe!
    Synonym: ai

Etymology 2

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Compare Spanish guay.

Adjective

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guai m or f (masculine and feminine plural guais)

  1. (slang) cool, terrific
    Synonyms: collonut, fantàstic, súper

Further reading

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  • “guai” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: guài

Interjection

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guai

  1. woe!
    • c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature [Canticle of the Creatures]‎[1], Biblioteca del Sacro Convento di San Francesco, page 2:
      Guai acquelli ke morrano ne le peccata mortali. beati quelli ke trovarane le tue santissime voluntati
      Woe to those who die in mortal sin. Blessed be those who find themselves in your most holy will
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto Ⅲ [Canto 3]”, in La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, page 42, lines 84–87:
      [] Guai a voi, anime prave!
      Non isperate mai veder lo cielo:
      i' vegno per menarvi a l'altra riva
      ne le tenebre etterne, in caldo e 'n gelo.
      Woe to you, o depraved souls! Do not hope to ever see heaven: I come to lead you to the other bank, to the eternal darkness, in heat and in frost.

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwa.i/
  • Rhymes: -ai
  • Hyphenation: guà‧i

Noun

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guai m pl

  1. plural of guaio (trouble)

Further reading

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  • guai in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Iu Mien

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Adjective

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guai 

  1. clever, smart, intelligent

Japanese

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Romanization

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guai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぐあい

Mandarin

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Romanization

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guai

  1. Nonstandard spelling of guāi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of guǎi.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of guài.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, woe), from Proto-Germanic *wai, both from Proto-Indo-European *wai.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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guai

  1. (obsolete) woe! (expresses grief)
    Synonym: ai

Further reading

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