Old Norse

Proper noun

Ái m (genitive Á)

1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References

1. ↑ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4

Mandarin

Romanization

ái (Zhuyin ㄞˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 挨
2. Pinyin transcription of 癌
3. Pinyin transcription of 呆
4. Pinyin transcription of 啀
5. Pinyin transcription of 嘊
6. Pinyin transcription of 嵦
7. Pinyin transcription of 挨
8. Pinyin transcription of 捱
9. Pinyin transcription of 捱
10. Pinyin transcription of 敳
11. Pinyin transcription of 癊
12. Pinyin transcription of 皚, 皑
13. Pinyin transcription of 硖
14. Pinyin transcription of 磏
15. Pinyin transcription of 騃

Old Norse

Noun

ái m (genitive á, plural ár)

1. great-grandfather

Declension

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˩ˀ˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˦ˀ˥]

Verb

ái

1. (sinized, slang, humorous) to love

Usage notes

• This usage is found strictly in the "Vietnamized" version ngộ ái nị of the Cantonese phrase 我愛你 ‎(“I love you”)

See also

• yêu
• thương

Adjective

ái

1. (slang) homosexual; gay

Synonyms

• pê-đê; bóng

Interjection

ái!

1. (onomatopoeia) ow; ouch

Synonyms

• ai da; ui da

References

• "ái" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)