այո
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian այո (ayo); see it for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑˈjo]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑˈjo]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file) - Hyphenation: ա‧յո
Particle[edit]
այո • (ayo)
Synonyms[edit]
- (informal) հա (ha)
Antonyms[edit]
- ոչ (očʻ)
Old Armenian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Alternatively, from Proto-Armenian *ayú, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu.
Adverb[edit]
այո • (ayo)
Usage notes[edit]
- Often written with a շեշտ (šešt) — այո՛ (ayó).
- A declined form այոյնիւն (ayoyniwn), which is a singular instrumental, is attested.
- The word was already extinct by the 12th century, having been replaced by հա (ha).
Descendants[edit]
- Armenian: այո (ayo)
References[edit]
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “այո”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “այո”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “այո”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ayo”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 58
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