आई
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.iː/, [äː.iː]
Verb
आई • (āī)
- inflection of आना (ānā):
- feminine singular perfective participle
- feminine singular perfect indicative
Marathi
Etymology
- From Sanskrit अर्यिका (aryikā)
- From Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā)
- Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āī.
Probably a nursery word. Cognate with Assamese আই (ai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ai/, [aiː]
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Noun
आई • (āī) f
- mother
Derived terms
- मुंबई (mumbaī) from मुंबा (mumbā, “a goddess”) + आई
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “आई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ambāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āryaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press