ஐயோ

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Chinese 哎喲 / 哎哟 (āiyō).

Possibly related to (ai, lord, master), ஐயம் (aiyam), ஐயன் (aiyaṉ, father, man of respect, etc).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐɪ̯joː/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

ஐயோ • (aiyō)

  1. an expression of pain, sorrow, regret, grief, concern, wonder, exasperation. (aiyo, woe, alas, ow, ouch, ew, bruh, sheesh)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ஐயோ

Derived terms

  • ஐயையோ (aiyaiyō)

Descendants

  • English: aiyo

References

  1. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “ayya”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 19.