ஐயோ
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Tamil[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Telugu అయ్యో (ayyō), Kannada ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō), Malayalam അയ്യോ (ayyō), Tulu ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō). Compare Chinese 哎喲／哎哟 (āiyō).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
ஐயோ • (aiyō)
- aiyo, woe, alas
- தகப்பனை நோக்கி: ஏன் ஜநிப்பித்தாய் என்றும், தாயை நோக்கி: ஏன் பெற்றாய் என்றும் சொல்லுகிறவனுக்கு ஐயோ!(—ஏசாயா 45:10 TAOVBSI)
- takappaṉai nōkki: ēṉ janippittāy eṉṟum, tāyai nōkki: ēṉ peṟṟāy eṉṟum collukiṟavaṉukku aiyō!
- Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
Descendants[edit]
- → English: aiyo
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “ஐயோ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]