amai

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See also: amaí

Basque[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /amai̯/ [a.mai̯]
  • Rhymes: -amai̯
  • Hyphenation: a‧mai

Noun[edit]

amai inan

  1. end, ending

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • "amai" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • amai” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

According to the Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, the term is an evolution of the now obsolete interjections amij, amy or ammy (formed from ah and the personal pronoun mij; compare also French à moi), as an exclamation of sorrow or indignation, of sorrow, pain, aversion, pity, etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aːˈmɑi̯/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: amai

Interjection[edit]

amai

  1. (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) Exclamation of surprise or disappointment; boy!
    Amai, wa'ne klap!Jee, what a punch (or thunderstroke)
    Wa'ne stoot, amai!What a blunder, gosh!
  2. (Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders) oh my, amazing
    Amai, da'ziet er goed uit!Oh my, that is looking good!

Anagrams[edit]

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

amai

  1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of amar

Iban[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

amai

  1. true
    Amai, aku bisi meda iya.
    It's true, I have seen him.

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Minangkabau amai.

Noun[edit]

amai (first-person possessive amaiku, second-person possessive amaimu, third-person possessive amainya)

  1. mother

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

amai

  1. first-person singular past historic of amare

Anagrams[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

amai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あまい

Ngaju[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *amax.

Noun[edit]

amai

  1. father

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: a‧mai

Verb[edit]

amai

  1. second-person plural imperative of amar

Rade[edit]

Noun[edit]

amai

  1. an elder sister
    Antonym: ayŏng

Sicilian[edit]

Verb[edit]

amai

  1. first-person singular preterite active indicative of amari