aj

See also: -aj, A. J., A.J., AJ, aJ, aj., āj, and ȧj-

Arin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“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

Assan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“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

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 (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “aj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

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.

Epigraphic Mayan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑχ/

Noun

aj

1. person, man
2. neutral or male prefix, mister

Related terms

• ajaw

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Interjection

aj

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