yai

See also: yái, yái̱, þai, and ya'i

Chuave

Noun

yai

  1. man

References
  • Orthography and Phonology Database: Highlands and Papuan Regions (SIL, 1999), page 10 (Chuave wordlist)

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English eye.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jai/

Noun

yai (plural yai dem, quantified yai)

  1. eye
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Luuk 2:30:
      Kaaz wid mi uon tuu yai dem, mi si di sumadi we yu sen fi siev piipl.
      for my eyes have seen your salvation

Further reading
  • yai at majstro.com

Mandarin

Romanization

yai

  1. Nonstandard spelling of yái.

Usage notes
  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìgɪ́.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

yai (ma class, plural mayai)

  1. egg

Derived terms

Ternate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈja.i]

Verb

yai

  1. to put a child on one's lap

Conjugation
Conjugation of yai
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toyai foyai miyai
2nd noyai niyai
3rd Masculine oyai iyai, yoyai†
Feminine moyai
Neuter iyai
† - archaic

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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