ай

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːj]

Noun

ай • (āj)

1. (Kfar Kama Shapsug dialect) yes

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (“moon, month”).

Cognate with Azerbaijani ay, Turkish, Crimean Tatar ay, Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz ай (ay) ,Southern Altai ай (ay),Uzbek oy etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑj]

• Ай

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ай (one syllable)

Noun

ай • (ay)

1. moon

   Сәскәләргә ҡунған ысыҡ ай яҡтыһына ялтырай.

   Säskälärgä qunğan ïsïq ay yaqtïhïna yaltïray.

   The dew that fell on flowers glistens in the moonlight.

1. month

   Айҙар буйы бер тамсы ла ямғыр яуманы.

   Ayðar buyï ber tamsï la yamğïr yawmanï.

   For months, not a single raindrop fell.

   Ҡыҙыбыҙ ҡаланан айына бер ҡайтып тора.

   Qïðïbïð qalanan ayïna ber qaytïp tora.

   Our daughter comes home from the city once a month.

   Хәйер, Уралда мартты ла тулыһынса ҡыш айы тип әйтергә мөмкин әле.

   Xäyer, Uralda marttï la tulïhïnsa qïš ayï tip äytergä mömkin äle.

   However, March in the Urals can as well be called a winter month without reservation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aj]

Interjection

ай • (aj)

1. ouch! (it hurts!)

Noun

ай • (aj) n inan (indeclinable)

1. (English letter) I, i

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (“moon, month”)

Noun

ай • (ay)

1. moon

Declension

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (“moon, month”). Compare Bashkir ай (ay, “moon”).

Noun

ай • (ay)

1. moon
2. month

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (“moon, month”). Compare Turkish ay (“moon”).

Noun

ай • (ay)

1. moon
2. month