ayi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ayi"

Translingual

Symbol

ayi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Leyigha.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Leyigha terms

Bambara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [àyi]

Adverb

ayi

1. no

Bolinao

Noun

ayi

1. (anatomy) foot

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.jí/

Particle

ayí

1. alternative form of iyayi

Classical Nahuatl

Verb

āyi

1. (transitive) To make

References

• J. Richard Andrews (2003), Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press

Ewe

Noun

ayi

1. bean

Gun

Etymology 1

From Proto-Gbe *ayĩ́ (“earth”). Cognates include Fon ayǐ, Saxwe Gbe nyixɔ́, Aja (West Africa) anyi

Alternative forms

• aí (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.jí/

Noun

ayí (plural ayí lɛ́) (Benin)

1. ground

Derived terms

• ayígbà (“land”)
• hwèjàyí (“evening”)
• jàyí (“to fall”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *ayi, *ayu. Cognates include Fon ayì, Saxwe Gbe ayì, Aja (West Africa) ayu, Ewe ayi

Alternative forms

• aì (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.jì/

Noun

ayì (plural ayì lɛ́) (Benin)

1. beans

Derived terms

• ayìví (“beans”)

Etymology 3

Cognate with Saxwe Gbe ayikwín, Aja (West Africa) yikwi, Ewe ayiku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.jī/

Noun

ayi (plural ayi lɛ́ or ayi lẹ́)

1. kidney

Hiligaynon

Noun

áyî

1. spleen

Salar

Picture dictionary

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yengü

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siñni

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gaga

zhínǚ

zhierzi

samagu

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kiyne

qaynı aze

baca

güy

xarsı

qaynı gaga

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Etymology

Derived from Chinese 姨 (yí).

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /ɑji/

Noun

ayi

1. maternal aunt, mother's sister

Declension

Declension of ayi

	singular	plural
nominative	ayi	ayiler
genitive	ayiniği	ayilerniği
dative	ayiğe	ayilere
definite accusative	ayini	ayilerni
locative	ayide	ayilerde
ablative	ayiden	ayilerden
instrumental	ayila	ayilerla
pronominal	ayiği	ayilerği
indefinite article	ayi-or	ayiler-or
definite article	ayicük	ayilercük

Possessive declension of ayi

	nominative
	singular	plural
miniği ("my")	ayim	ayimler
siniği ("your")	ayiñ	ayiñler
aniği ("their")	ayisi	ayisiler
piserniği ("our")	ayimiz	ayimizler
selerniği ("your")	ayiñiz	ayiñizler
ularniği ("their")	ayisi	ayisiler
	accusative
	singular	plural
miniği ("my")	ayimni	ayimlerni
siniği ("your")	ayiñni	ayiñlerni
aniği ("their")	ayisini	ayisilerni
piserniği ("our")	ayimizni	ayimizlerni
selerniği ("your")	ayiñizni	ayiñizlerni
ularniği ("their")	ayisini	ayisilerni
	dative
	singular	plural
miniği ("my")	ayime	ayimlere
siniği ("your")	ayiñe	ayiñlere
aniği ("their")	ayisiğe	ayisilere
piserniği ("our")	ayimize	ayimizlere
selerniği ("your")	ayiñize	ayiñizlere
ularniği ("their")	ayisiğe	ayisilere
	locative
	singular	plural
miniği ("my")	ayimde	ayimlerde
siniği ("your")	ayiñde	ayiñlerde
aniği ("their")	ayiside	ayisilerde
piserniği ("our")	ayimizde	ayimizlerde
selerniği ("your")	ayiñizde	ayiñizlerde
ularniği ("their")	ayiside	ayisilerde
	ablative
	singular	plural
miniği ("my")	ayimden	ayimlerden
siniği ("your")	ayiñden	ayiñlerden
aniği ("their")	ayisiden	ayisilerden
piserniği ("our")	ayimizden	ayimizlerden
selerniği ("your")	ayiñizden	ayiñizlerden
ularniği ("their")	ayisiden	ayisilerden
	instrumental
	singular	plural
miniği ("my")	ayimla	ayimlerla
siniği ("your")	ayiñla	ayiñlerla
aniği ("their")	ayisila	ayisilerla
piserniği ("our")	ayimizla	ayimizlerla
selerniği ("your")	ayiñizla	ayiñizlerla
ularniği ("their")	ayisila	ayisilerla

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “ayi”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow: Nauka, page 285
• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1992), “ayi”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary], 成都 [Chéngdū]: 四川民族出版社, →ISBN, page 13
• 马伟 [Ma Wei] (2016), “ayi”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 [Qīnghǎi, Qinghai]: 青海师范大学 [Qinghai Normal University], unpublished finalized project manuscript (国家社会科学基金项目结项稿, 定稿; National Social Science Fund of China), page 272

Tunica

Noun

ayi

1. fire