ayi

See also: ayí, āyí, and ayı

Bambara

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [àyi]

Adverb

ayi

no

Bolinao

Noun

ayi

(anatomy) foot

Chichewa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.jí/

Particle

ayí

Alternative form of iyayi

Ewe

Noun

ayi

bean

Gun

Etymology 1

From Proto-Gbe *ayĩ́ (“earth”). Cognates include Fon ayǐ, Saxwe Gbe nyixɔ́, Adja anyi

Alternative forms

aí (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.jí/

Noun

ayí (plural ayí lɛ́) (Benin)

ground

Derived terms

ayígbà (“land”)
hwèjàyí (“evening”)
jàyí (“to fall”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *ayi, Proto-Gbe *ayu. Cognates include Fon ayì, Saxwe Gbe ayì, Adja ayu, Ewe ayi

Alternative forms

aì (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.jì/

Noun

ayì (plural ayì lɛ́) (Benin)

beans

Derived terms

ayìví (“beans”)

Hiligaynon

Noun

áyî

spleen

Tunica

Noun

ayi

fire

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