ஐயோ
Tamil
Alternative forms
- அய்யோ (ayyō) — alternative spelling
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Compare Chinese 哎喲 / 哎哟 (āiyō).
Cognates
Possibly related to ஐ (ai, “lord, master”), ஐயம் (aiyam), ஐயன் (aiyaṉ, “father, man of respect, etc”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɐɪ̯joː/
Audio: (file)
Interjection
ஐயோ • (aiyō)
- an expression of pain, sorrow, regret, grief, concern, wonder, exasperation. (aiyo, woe, alas, ow, ouch, ew, bruh, sheesh)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ஐயோ
- “ஏசாயா 45:10”, in TAOVBSI (Tamil Old Bible)[1], Bible Society of India (BSI):
Derived terms
- ஐயையோ (aiyaiyō)
Descendants
- → English: aiyo
References
- ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “ayya”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 19.
- “ஐயோ”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “ஐயோ”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [2]