# ay
## Translingual
### Symbol

ay
* (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Aymara.

## English
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɪ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪ
* Homophones: aye, eye, I

#### Interjection

ay
* Ah! alas!
* (Mid-Ulster, others) Alternative spelling of aye ("yes")
** c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:Tro. Have I not tarried? Pan. Ay, the grinding; but you must tarry the bolting. Tro. Have I not tarried? Pan. Ay, the bolting; but you must tarry the leavening. Tro. Still have I tarried. Pan. Ay, to the leavening; but […]
** 1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC:"Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn." Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so? […] "
** 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:"I swear also that I will honour and will cherish thee, Kallikrates, who hast been swept by the wave of time back into my arms, ay, till the very end, come it soon or late."

##### Derived terms

* ay me
* ay oop
* ay up
* ay up me duck

#### Noun

ay (plural ays)
* Alternative spelling of aye ("yes")
    counting the ays and the noes in a vote

### Etymology 2

From Middle English ai, from Old Norse ei, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“eternity, age”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vitality”); cognate with Old English ā, Ancient Greek ἀεί (aeí, “always”), and Latin aevum (“an age”).

#### Alternative forms

* aye

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeɪ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪ
* Homophones: A, eh

#### Adverb

ay (not comparable)
* (archaic, poetic or Northern England) Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
** 1670, John Barbour, The Acts and Life of the most victorious Conquerour Robert Bruce King of Scotland, as cited in 1860, Thomas Corser, Collectanea Anglo-poetica, page 160
    O he that hath ay lived free, [...]

##### Synonyms

* always
* continually
* forever

##### Derived terms

* ay-green
* forever and ay

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

ay (plural ays)
* The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.
** 2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:It said, in a whispering, buzzing voice, "Gee-you-ess-ess-ay-dash-em-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-em-eye-en-gee-oh-dash-pee-eye-pee-dash-pee-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-pee-eye-en-gee-oh."
** 2016 CCEB, Communications Instructions Radiotelephone Procedures: ACP125 (G), p. 3-5
    ETA [is spoken] as "ee-tee-ay" instead of "I SPELL Echo Tango Alfa".

##### Alternative forms

* a

##### Descendants

* → Rohingya: ee
* → Tagalog: ey

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eɪ/, (New Zealand) IPA: [æe̯]
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪ
* Homophones: A, eh

#### Interjection

ay
* New Zealand spelling of eh (question tag)
** 2013 November 13, “Surprising changes in the way Aucklanders speak”, in Stuff‎:For example, New Zealanders tended to say "ay" at the end of sentences, but in the Asian community people used different tags to check whether people were still listening.

##### Alternative forms

* aye

### Etymology 5

Origin uncertain; possibly related to eh and hey; popularized by a catch phrase in a 1970s sitcom.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eɪ/
* Rhymes: -eɪ
* Homophones: A, eh

#### Interjection

ay
* All right (inter); hooray (inter); cool (inter).

### Further reading

* Ay in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

### Anagrams

* Ya, YA, ya

## Ainu
### Noun

ay (Kana spelling アイ)
* arrow

### References

* Batchelor, John (1926) An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Kyobunkan
* “ay (アイ)”, in Ainu-English Dictionary‎, TranslationDirectory.com, 2023 May 1 (last accessed)

## Albanian
### Alternative forms

* ai

### Pronoun

ay
* he

## Anguthimri
### Noun

ay
* (Mpakwithi) vegetable

### References

* Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 184

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon, month”). Cognate with Chuvash уйӑх (ujăh) See Turkish ay for more cognates.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑj/
* Audio (Baku):(file)

### Noun

ay (definite accusative ayı, plural aylar)
* moon
* month
* date (day of the month)
    Bu gün ayın neçəsidir? ― What date is it today?

#### Declension
## Chavacano
### Adverb

ay
* Indicates the future tense.

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon, month”). Compare Turkish ay (“moon, month”).

### Noun

ay
* month
* moon

#### Declension
### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
* “ay”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Czech
### Interjection

ay
* obsolete typography of aj

## Gagauz
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑj/

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آیْ (ay), from Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon, month”). Compare Turkish ay (“moon, month”), Azerbaijani ay.

#### Noun

ay (definite accusative ayı, plural aylar)
* moon
    dolu ayfull moon
    eni aynew moon
    ay tutulmasılunar eclipse(literally, “the holding of the moon”)
* month
    ay bitkisithe end of the month
    aydan ayafrom month to month

##### Related terms

* ayaz
* aydın

### Etymology 2

Clipping of ayoz.

#### Noun

ay (definite accusative ayı, plural aylar)
* saint

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish هَایْ (hay). Compare Turkish ay.

#### Alternative forms

* hay

#### Interjection

ay
* (informal) Used to express joy, surprise, pain, frustraiton, shock etc., wow! oh my God! oh!
    ay, ne gözäl!wow, how beautiful!
    ay! Acêêr!Ouch! It hurts!
    ay, ne titsi!Oh, how terrible!
* (informal, when repeated twice) Used to express reproach, oh, well, eh, oh my
    ay-ay, oolum!oh my, son!

##### Derived terms

* ayol
* haydimää
* haylaz

##### Related terms

* ey

### References

* ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

### Further reading

* N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “ай”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 30
* Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “ay”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 21
* Mavrodi M. F., editor (2019), “ay”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 1-4, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 13

## Highland Popoluca
### Noun

ay
* leaf

### References

* Elson, Benjamin F., Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999) Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41)‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 10

## Ladino
### Etymology

From Old Spanish ha i (“it has there”).

### Verb

ay
* there is, there are

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse ei, ey, from Proto-Germanic *aiwa, *aiwō (“ever, always”).

#### Alternative forms

* ai, ey

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛi̯/

#### Adverb

ay
* always, constantly, unceasingly; eternally, forever

##### Descendants

* English: aye
* Yola: aye

##### References

* “ai, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

ay
* Alternative form of ey (“egg”)

## Middle French
### Verb

ay
* first-person singular present indicative of avoir

## Rayón Zoque
### Noun

ay
* leaf
* brim (of a hat)

### References

* Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 4

## Salar
### Etymology

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

### Noun

ay (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])
* moon

### References

Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “ay”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow

## Scots
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English ey.

#### Alternative forms

* ae

#### Interjection

ay
* An exclamation of surprise or wonder.

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* aye

#### Interjection

ay
* yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question

### Etymology 3
#### Adverb

ay
* Alternative form of aye

### References

* “ay, adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.
* “ay, interj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
* “ay, interj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
* “aye, adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

## Somali
### Noun

ay ?
* dog

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈai/ [ˈai̯]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ai
* Syllabification: ay
* Homophone: hay

### Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

#### Interjection

¡ay!
* ah!, alas!
* woe!
* expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise
** 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:¡Ay de ti si no te rebelas!Woe is you if you do not rebel!

##### Derived terms

* ay ay ay
* ay de mí
* ay Dios
* ay ve vos

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

ay
* Obsolete spelling of hay.

### Further reading

* “ay”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Sranan Tongo
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaj/, [ˈa̠j], [ˈɑ̟j]

### Noun

ay
* Alternative spelling of ai.

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Compare Hanunoo ay, Cebuano kay, Remontado Agta ay, and Ibanag ay. Similar function to Ilocano ket and Pangasinan et.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaj/ [ʔaɪ̯], (colloquial) /ʔe/ [ʔɛ]
* Rhymes: -aj
* Syllabification: ay

#### Particle

ay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔)
* Separates the subject and the predicate. Indicative of a sentence inversion, i.e. from predicate-first form to subject-first form.
    Ako ay Pilipino. (Pilipino ako.)I am Filipino.
    Ika'y isang sirena. (Sirena ka.)You're a mermaid.
* then; so
    Kung gayon ay sumunod sa akinIf that is so then follow me
* (dialectal) Particle used in start or end of sentences to express warning or catch attention. See also: a, o, oy, and aya/ayaa.
    Parini ka ay/Ay, parini ka. ― Come here.

##### Usage notes

* (inversion marker): This word is often confused (by speakers of English or similar languages) to mean to be due to its similarity in location on sentences in subject-first form.
* This is usually elided to 'y following a word ending in a vowel in speeches, casual, or poetic writing.

##### Alternative forms

* 'y — elided form, informal, following a word ending with a vowel or "n"
* e

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Austronesian *ai and/or Spanish ay. Related to English ay. Compare Hokkien 哎 (ai).

#### Alternative forms

* hay

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔaj/ [ˈʔaɪ̯]
* Rhymes: -aj
* Syllabification: ay

#### Interjection

ay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔)
* general exclamation: alas; no; oh; oops
    Ay! Nahulog.Oops! It fell.
    Ay! Mali.Oh! It's wrong.

##### Derived terms

* ay kabayo!
* ay palaka!

#### See also

* ayayay

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English i, the English name of the letter I/i.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaj/ [ʔaɪ̯]
* Rhymes: -aj
* Syllabification: ay

#### Noun

ay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔)
* the name of the Latin-script letter I/i, in the Filipino alphabet
    Synonym: (in the Abecedario and Abakada alphabet) i

##### See also

* (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi

### Further reading

* “ay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* ya

## Tày
### Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (“to cough”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Lü ᦺᦀ (˙ʼay), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ (ʼay), Aiton ဢႝ (ʼay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Zhuang ae, Saek ไอ๋, Thai ไอ (ai).

### Pronunciation

* (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA: [ʔaj˧˧]
* (Trùng Khánh) IPA: [ʔaj˦˥]

### Verb

ay
* to cough
    da ay ― cough medicine
    ay oóc lượt ― to cough up blood
    ay oóc ngạp ― to cough up sputum
    ay khảu bẳng ― to cough into a tube (in fear of it being too noisy)
    ay mí oóc ngạp ― to have a dry cough (literally, “to cough without sputum”)
    ay bấu oóc pác ― to cough without a sound
    tầư lồm đảng, me̱n ayThey caught the cold wind so they coughed.

#### Derived terms

* ay lồm

### References

* Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
* Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

## Turkish
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آی (ay, “moon, month, crescent, a beautiful face”), from Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon, month”).
Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰖 (y¹ /⁠ay⁠/, “moon, month”), Karakhanid ااىْ (āy, “moon, month”), Old Uyghur 𐽰𐽰𐽶 (ay, “moon, month”), Azerbaijani ay (“moon”), Bashkir ай (ay, “moon”), Chuvash уйӑх (ujăh, “moon”), Kazakh ай (ai, “moon”), Khakas ай (ay, “moon”), Kyrgyz ай (ay, “moon”), Southern Altai ай (ay, “moon”), Tatar ай (ay, “moon”), Turkmen āý (“moon”), Tuvan ай (ay, “moon”), Uyghur ئاي (ay, “moon”), Uzbek oy (“moon”), Yakut ый (ıy, “moon”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑj/
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

ay (definite accusative ayı, plural aylar)
* moon
* month

##### Related terms

* ay hali
* ay ışığı
* ayçiçeği
* aydede
* aydın
* aylı
* aylık
* aysız
* balayı
* dolunay

### Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish آی (ay!), akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (ay!, “oh!”), Old Uyghur 𐽰𐽶𐽶 (ay!, “hey!, oh!”).

#### Interjection

ay
* exclamation of surprise, shock or fear: oh!
    Ay kim gelmiş! ― Oh (look) who is (apparently) here!
* exclamation of pain: ouch!
    Ay, başım! ― Ouch, my head (hurt)!

##### Related terms

* ayol

##### See also

* hay!
* ey!

### Further reading

* “ay”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

### References

* ↑ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*āń(k)”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

## Wolof
### Article

ay
* some (plural indefinite article)

#### Usage notes

Precedes the noun.

## Zaghawa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aj/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

ay
* I (first person pronoun)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

ay
* iron

### References

* Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad