aj

See also: AJ, aJ, -aj, aj., and ȧj-

Arin

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”) and Pumpokol ad (“I”). Also see Assan aj.

Pronoun

aj

1. I (first-person singular subjective)

   Synonym: ä

Related terms

• aiŋ

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Assan

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”) and Pumpokol ad (“I”). Also see Arin aj.

Pronoun

aj

1. I (first-person singular subjective)

   Synonym: ja

Related terms

• ajun

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Czech

Alternative forms

• aji

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaj]

Conjunction

aj

1. (dialect, Moravia) and (also), and even
2. (dialect, Moravia) even (implying an extreme example, used at the beginning of sentences)

Synonyms

• (standard Czech) i

Interjection

aj

1. (literary, obsolete) oh; lo, behold
   • 1593, “Genesis 1:31”, in Bible kralická [Kralice Bible]:

     A viděl Bůh vše, což učinil, a aj, bylo velmi dobré.

     And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.

Further reading

• aj in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• aj in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑð/

Verb

aj

1. to swim

References

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (file)

Interjection

aj

1. ow! ouch! oh dear! expression of pain, (unpleasant) surprise, etc.

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒj]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒj

Etymology 1

From a spontaneous burst of sound.

Interjection

aj

1. oh
   • 1932, Attila József, Medvetánc (Bear Dance), poem, lines 1–2, [1]

     Fürtös, láncos, táncos, nyalka,

     aj de szép a kerek talpa!

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *aŋe (“opening, incision, deepening”).

Noun

aj

1. (obsolete) opening

Declension

Inflection of aj
	singular	plural
nominative	aj	ajak
accusative	ajt ajat	ajakat
dative	ajnak	ajaknak
instrumental	ajjal	ajakkal
causal-final	ajért	ajakért
translative	ajjá	ajakká
terminative	ajig	ajakig
essive-formal	ajként	ajakként
essive-modal	ajul	—
inessive	ajban	ajakban
superessive	ajon	ajakon
adessive	ajnál	ajaknál
illative	ajba	ajakba
sublative	ajra	ajakra
allative	ajhoz	ajakhoz
elative	ajból	ajakból
delative	ajról	ajakról
ablative	ajtól	ajaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	ajé	ajaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	ajéi	ajakéi

Possessive forms of aj
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ajam	ajaim
2nd person sing.	ajad	ajaid
3rd person sing.	aja	ajai
1st person plural	ajunk	ajaink
2nd person plural	ajatok	ajaitok
3rd person plural	ajuk	ajaik

Derived terms

• ajak
• ajt

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Kalasha

Adjective

aj

1. this, this present, this current.

   aj bason.

   This spring.

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Kaqchikel

Alternative forms

• aꜧ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *aaj.

Noun

aj

1. cane
2. firework

Derived terms

• Aj

References

• Anonymous (17th c.) Uocabulario copioso de las lenguas cakchikel y ꜭiche‎^[2] (in Spanish), page 8: “Aꜧ caña.”
• Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 204
• Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español‎^[3] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 2

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Lule Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

aj

1. also, too

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *ate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay. Cognate with Paiwan qatsay, Malay hati, Javanese ati, Tagalog atay, Fijian yate.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [ɑtʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /ɰætʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {haj}

Noun

aj

1. liver
2. spleen

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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Pite Sami

Etymology

Cognates include Lule Sami aj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aj/

Adverb

aj

1. also, too

References

• Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

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Pumpokol

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔej (“tongue”). Compare Kott ei (“voice, sound”).

Noun

aj

1. tongue

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aj]

Adverb

aj

1. also

Synonyms

• i

Antonyms

• ani

Further reading

• aj in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aj

Interjection

aj

1. ouch; expression of one’s own pain, or sympathy with someone else’s.
2. aye; yea; a word expressing assent, for example in nautical contexts.

Anagrams

• ja

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Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ʔa˥/
• Tone numbers: a³
• Hyphenation: aj

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːᶜ (“to open (the mouth)”). Cognate with Thai อ้า (âa).

Verb

aj (Sawndip forms 吖 or 哑 or 𮤴 or 呵 or 㕶, old orthography aз)

1. to open; to spread open

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

aj (old orthography aз)

1. (dialectal) about to; soon

   Synonym: yaek