a-a
See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"
English
Etymology 1
Noun
- Alternative form of aa.
- 1883, Clarence E. Dutton, Fourth Annual report of the United States Geological Survey:
- The second form of the lavas is called by the natives a-a, and its contrast with pahoehoe is about the greatest imaginable. It consists mainly of clinkers sometimes detached, sometimes partially agglutinated together with a bristling array of sharp, jagged, angular fragments.
- 1883, Clarence E. Dutton, Fourth Annual report of the United States Geological Survey:
Etymology 2
Adjective
- Abbreviation of air-to-air.
Ao
Etymology
From Proto-Central Naga *hjaʔ.
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /a˥.aʔ˩/, [a˥.aʔ˩]
Verb
a-a
- (Chungli)
- to earn (wages)
- to pay (wages)
- to hire, employ (a worker)
- 1967, “Deuteronomy 23:4”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
- ...nenok atakatemdaktsütsü asoshi Mesopotamia nung aliba Pethor nungi Beor jabaso Balaam parnoki a-a.
- ...they hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor in Mesopotamia to curse you.
Inflection
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Derived terms
Further reading
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 184
- Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 17
- Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 129
- Clark, E. W. (1911), “A, ta”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur
Hiligaynon
Interjection
á-a
- an exclamation of sorrow or anguish
Interjection
a-â
- now then
- fie
Ligurian
Etymology
a (“at”, “to”) + a f sg (“the”, definite article)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːa/
Contraction
a-a
Northern Sami
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Interjection
a-a