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

1. (literary, obsolete) oh

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Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑð/

Verb

aj

1. to swim

References

• Template:cite. 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.
• Template:cite. 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)

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!

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Kalasha

Adjective

aj

1. this, this present, this current.

   aj bason.

   This spring.

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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^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay. Cognate with Paiwan qatsay, Malay hati, Javanese ati, Tagalog atay, and 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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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 Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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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 (1957–1982 spelling 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 (1957–1982 spelling aз)

1. (dialectal) about to; soon

   Synonym: yaek