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):

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Noun

yai (ma class, plural mayai)

1. egg

Derived terms

• chipsi mayai

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