# ай
## Adyghe
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aːj]

### Noun

ай • (aj)
* (Kfar Kama Shapsug dialect) yes

#### Synonyms

* (yes): нытӏэ (nətʼɛ) (Kabardian)

## Bashkir
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon, month”).
Cognate with Azerbaijani ay, Turkish, Crimean Tatar ay, Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz ай (ay), Southern Altai ай (ay), Uzbek oy, etc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɑj]
* Ай:(file)
* Hyphenation: ай (one syllable)

### Noun

ай • (ay)
* moon
    Сәскәләргә ҡунған ысыҡ ай яҡтыһына ялтырай.Səskələrgə qunğan ısıq ay yaqtıhına yaltıray.The dew that fell on flowers glistens in the moonlight.
* month
** (Can we date this quote?), Аҡмулла [Aqmulla, Aqmulla], (Please provide the book title or journal name):Егеттәр, һаҡланығыҙ наҙан дуҫтан ― наҙан дуҫ бер айҙаң һуң булыр дошман.Yegettər, haqlanığıź naźan duśtan ― naźan duś ber ayźañ huñ bulır doşman.Guys, beware of an ignorant friend ― in a month's time, an ignorant friend will become an enemy.
    Айҙар буйы бер тамсы ла ямғыр яуманы.Ayźar buyı ber tamsı la yamğır yawmanı.For months, not a single raindrop fell.
    Ҡыҙыбыҙ ҡаланан айына бер ҡайтып тора.Qıźıbıź qalanan ayına ber qaytıp tora.Our daughter comes home from the city once a month.
    Хәйер, Уралда мартты ла тулыһынса ҡыш айы тип әйтергә мөмкин әле.Xəyer, Uralda marttı la tulıhınsa qış ayı tip əytergə mömkin əle.However, March in the Urals can as well be called a winter month without reservation.

#### Derived terms

* (male given names) Айнур (Aynur), Айтуған (Aytuğan)
* (female given names) Айгөл (Aygöl), Айһылыу (Ayhılıw)

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aj]

### Interjection

ай • (aj)
* oh, ah; expression of wonder, surprise, fear, etc., positive and negative emotions included
    Synonyms: ах (ah), ох (oh), (colloquial) въй (vǎj)

#### Usage notes

* May often be duplicated or triplicated or used many times.

### References

* “ай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “ай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* “ай”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 21

## Chulym
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āy. Cognates include Khakas ай (ay).

### Noun

ай • (ay)
* month

### References

* A. F. Kondiyakov, V. M. Lemskaya (2021) “месяц”, in Чулымский язык д. Пасечное Тюхтетского района Красноярского края 2007-2011 гг. [The Chulym language of the village of Pasechnoye, Tyukhtetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, 2007-2011], Tomsk: Издательство Томского университета, →ISBN, page 85

## Even
### Adjective

ай (aj)
* good

### References

* Cincius, V. I., Rišes, L. D. (1952) Русско-эвенский словарь [Russian–Even Dictionary], Moscow

## Karaim
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āy.

### Noun

ай • (ay)
* moon
    Synonym: къамар
* month

### References

* N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “ай”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

## Kazakh
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon, month”). Cognate with Azerbaijani ay, Turkish, Crimean Tatar ay, Tatar, Bashkir, Kyrgyz ай (ay), Southern Altai ай (ay), Uzbek oy, etc.

### Noun

ай • (ai)
* moon
* month

#### Derived terms

* айлық (ailyq)

## Ket
### Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔapVj.

### Noun

ай (āj) n (plural аеӈ)
* bellows

### References

* Verner, Genrikh K. (2002) Словарь кетско-русский и русско-кетский: Учебное пособие для учащихся начальной школы [Ket-Russian and Russian-Ket Dictionary: A Textbook for Elementary School Students]‎, 2 edition, Saint-Petersburg: Drofa, →ISBN

## Komi-Zyrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Permic *aj, from Proto-Finno-Permic *äjjä. Cognates include Finnish äijä and Northern Sami áddjá.
Permic cognates include Udmurt айы (ajy) and Komi-Permyak ай (aj).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaj/, [ˈäj]
* Rhymes: -aj
* Hyphenation: ай

### Noun

ай • (aj)
* male animal
* father, dad

#### Declension

Possessive declension of ай :

#### Synonyms

* (male animal): кыр (kyr)
* (father, dad): бать (bať)

#### Coordinate terms

* (father, dad): мам (mam), энь (eń) (archaic)

#### Derived terms

* аяныв (ajanyv)
* унай (unaj)
* ыджыд ай (ydžyd aj)

### References

* L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 22

## Kyrgyz
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon, month”). Cognate with Azerbaijani ay, Turkish, Crimean Tatar ay, Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh ай (ai), Southern Altai ай (ay), Uzbek oy, Uyghur ئاي (ay), etc.

### Noun

ай • (ay) (Arabic spelling اي)
* moon
* month

#### Declension
## Nogai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āy.

### Noun

ай • (ay)
* moon
* month

### References

* N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “ай”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aj]
* Audio; “ай-ай-ай” (“aj-aj-aj”):(file)

### Interjection

ай • (aj)
* ouch! (it hurts!)
    Synonyms: ай-а́й (aj-áj), ой (oj), ой-ой (oj-oj)

### Particle

ай • (aj)
* (dated) maybe, or
    Synonyms: и́ли (íli), (dated) а́ли (áli)
** 1863, Л. Н. Толстой, Казаки:Марьяна опять засмеялась своим светлым, счастливым смехом. ― Ай боишься меня? ― сказала она.Marʹjana opjatʹ zasmejalasʹ svoim svetlym, sčastlivym smexom. ― Aj boišʹsja menja? ― skazala ona.Maryana again laughed with her bright, happy laughter. “Maybe you're scared of me?”, she said.

#### Derived terms

* а́й да (áj da)

### Noun

ай • (aj) n inan (indeclinable)
* (English letter) I, i

## Southern Altai
### Etymology

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

### Noun

ай • (ay)
* moon

#### Declension
## Tatar

Other scripts :
| Cyrillic | ай (ay)‍ |
| Zamanälif | ay‍ |
| Jaŋalif | aj |
| Yaña imlâ | ‍ئای |

### Etymology

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

### Noun

ай • (ay)
* moon
* month

#### Declension
## Tuvan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɐj/

### Noun

ай • (ay) (definite accusative айны, plural айлар)
* moon
* month

## Yakut
### Etymology

Unknown.

### Verb

ай • (ay)
* (transitive) to create

#### Derived terms

* айыы (ayıı, “creation, production”)
* айымньы (ayımnyı, “creation”)