yai
See also: yái, yái̱, þai, and ya'i
Chuave
Noun
yai
- man
References
- Orthography and Phonology Database: Highlands and Papuan Regions (SIL, 1999), page 10 (Chuave wordlist)
Mandarin
Romanization
yai
- Nonstandard spelling of yái.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìgɪ́.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
yai (ma class, plural mayai)
- egg
Derived terms
- chipsi mayai
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈja.i]
Verb
yai
- 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