ái

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Icelandic

Interjection

ái

1. ouch!

   Synonyms: æ, áts, á

Noun

ái m (genitive singular áa, nominative plural áar)

1. (archaic) ancestor, forefather, forebear

Declension

declension of ái

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ái	áinn	áar	áarnir
accusative	áa	áann	áa	áana
dative	áa	áanum	áum	áunum
genitive	áa	áans	áa	áanna

Further reading

• ái in Icelandic dictionaries at ISLEX

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Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ai (nonstandard)

Romanization

ái (ai², Zhuyin ㄞˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皚, 皑, 凒.
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呆.
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啀.
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘊.
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嵦.
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 挨.
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 捱.
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敱.
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敳.
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 溰, 𰛥.
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 癊.
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 癌.
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 騃, 𫘤.
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㱯.
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䶣, 𬺃.
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𠊎.
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𤸳.
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𦩴.
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𧪚.
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𩂢.
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𩪂.
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𩮖.
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𪺾.
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𫨾.

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Northern Tepehuan

Noun

ái

1. Obsolete spelling of ááyi

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awô (“grandfather”).

Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *anô (“forefather, ancestor”).

Noun

ái m (genitive á, plural ár)

1. great-grandfather

Declension

  Declension of ái (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ái	áinn	ár	árnir
accusative	á	áinn	á	áina
dative	á	áinum	ám	ánum
genitive	á	áins	á	áinna

Derived terms

• ánasótt (“decrepitude”)

See also

• afi (“grandfather”)
• edda (“great-grandmother”)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˦˥]

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 愛 (“to love; love”).

Verb

ái

1. (sinicized, slang, humorous) to love

Usage notes

• This usage is found strictly in the "Vietnamized" version ngộ ái nị of the Cantonese phrase 我愛你 (“I love you”)

See also

• yêu
• thương

Noun

ái

1. (chiefly in compounds) love

Derived terms

• ái ân (愛恩)
• ái hữu (愛友)
• ái khanh (愛卿)
• ái lực (愛力)
• ái mộ (愛慕)
• ái quốc (愛國)
• ái tình (愛情)
• ân ái (恩愛)
• bác ái (博愛)
• hỉ nộ ái ố (喜怒愛惡)
• hội ái hữu (會愛友)
• hữu ái (友愛)
• khả ái (可愛)
• kiêm ái (兼愛)
• kính ái (敬愛)
• lệnh ái (令愛)
• luyến ái (戀愛)
• nhân ái (仁愛)
• phiếm ái (泛愛)
• sủng ái (寵愛)
• thân ái (親愛)
• tình ái (情愛)
• tự ái (自愛)
• tương thân tương ái (相親相愛)
• ưu ái (憂愛)

 

Etymology 2

Clipping of ái nam ái nữ

Adjective

ái

1. (slang) homosexual; gay

Synonyms

• pê-đê; bóng

Interjection

ái!

1. (onomatopoeia) ow; ouch

Synonyms

• ai da; ui da

References

• "ái" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)