aa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Afar or Afar qafár.

Symbol

aa

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Afar.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Afar terms

English

Etymology 1

From Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ɑː/, [ˈɑː.ʔɑː], enPR: äʹä
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ɑ/, [ˈɑ.ʔɑ]

Noun

aa (uncountable)

  1. (volcanology) A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. [From 19th c.]
    • 1859, R. C. Haskell, American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII:
      We...saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’ or clinkers.
    • 1944, Charles A. Cotton, Volcanoes as landscape forms:
      Cooling and solidification frequently takes a different course [...] in lava flows, producing the clinker-like ‘aa’ lava.
    • 1981, Hilo Lava Flood Control: Environmental Impact Statement, page 194:
      Both pahoehoe and aa lava flows are common on the upper slopes of Mauna Loa with a preponderance of aa flows found at the lower elevations.
Translations

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Noun

aa

  1. Initialism of acetic acid.
  2. Initialism of acting age.
  3. (medicine) Initialism of alveolar-arterial.
  4. Initialism of aminoacetone.
  5. Initialism of amino acid.
  6. Initialism of approximate absolute.
  7. Initialism of arachidonic acid.
  8. Initialism of armature accelerator.
  9. Initialism of ascending aorta.
  10. Initialism of atomic absorption.
  11. Initialism of author's alteration.
  12. Initialism of average audience.

Adjective

aa (not comparable)

  1. Initialism of arctic-alpine.
  2. Initialism of always afloat.

Etymology 3

Compare pp.

Noun

aa pl (plural only)

  1. Abbreviation of adjectives.
  2. Abbreviation of arteries.

Etymology 4

Contraction.

Adjective

aa

  1. Abbreviation of ana (of each, equal parts).

Etymology 5

Pronoun

aa

  1. (Northumbria, personal) I.

Acholi

Verb

aa

  1. to get up, to move after staying still
  2. to move away, to go away, to get lost
  3. to originate from, to come from (used in past tense)

Verb

aa (passive voice)

  1. to have originated from, to have come from (used in past tense)
  2. to have commenced from, to have started from

Verb

aa

  1. to originate from, to come from (used in non-past tense)
  2. to commence from, to start from

References

  • Blackings, Mairi John (2009), Acholi English – English Acholi Dictionary[1], Munich: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, pages 1-2

Balinese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa.

Noun

aa (Balinese script ᬳᬳᭂ)

  1. fig (Ficus roxburghii)

References

  • aa”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • ah (spelling variant)

Etymology

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognates include German auch, Dutch ook, Old Norse ok, also archaic English eke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑː/
  • Homophones: a, ah

Adverb

aa

  1. also; too; as well; either; neither (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
    I wui aa a Eis.Stress on “aa”: I too want icecream.
    I wui aa a Eis.Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
    Schåff ma des aa?Stress on “aa”: Can we do that too?
  2. Used for emphasis.
    1. To confirm a preceding statement: really, actually, indeed, in fact, exactly (always unstressed)
      A jeder håd se dåcht, dåss er ned kummt, und so woar's aa.Everybody thought that he wouldn't come, and that's exactly what happened.
      I håb ka Ångst, es gibt jå aa kan Grund.I'm not scared, there really is no reason to be.
    2. To confirm a preceding statement by someone else: really, actually, indeed, in fact
      I wui aa a Eis.Stress on “wui”: I do indeed want icecream.
      Des is aa so.Stress on “is”: It really is like that.
    3. Emphasis on a preceding conjunction (often with no) (always stressed)
      Des Essn håd eana ned gschmeckt und mia aa ned.They didn't like the food and neither did I.
      I håb heit vui z'tuan und zan Årzt muaß i aa.I'm very busy today and I also have to go to the doctor.
      Er håd ned nur s'Gödbeasl, sondern aa no de Augnglasln ausgstraat.He not only lost his wallet, but also his glasses.
    4. Emphasis on a preceding negative statement: even (always stressed)
      Synonym: ned amoi
      Då håd kana wås måchn kenna, aa ka Årzt.Nobody could do anything, not even a doctor.
    5. Implies doubt in a yes-no question really (always unstressed)
      Kånn i des aa glaubn?Can I really believe this?
      Håst da des aa guad iwalegt?Have you really thought this through?
      Schåff ma des aa?Can we really do that?
    6. To imply that something is unreasonable; also used when expressing reproach, anger, astonishment, etc. (always unstressed)
      Wås miassn de aa ålle då durchfoahrn?!Why do they all have to pass through here?!
      Du muasst aa immer bei jedn Bledsinn mitmåchn.You always have to take part in any nonsense, don't you?
      Wäul's aa nia de Pappn hoidn kennts!That's because you never shut up!
  3. (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality): even (always stressed)
    Synonym: sogår
    Aa wånn's woahr is, is's no ka endguitiger Beweis.Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
    Mia is des aa scho amoi passiert.It even happened to me once.
  4. as in whatever, whenever, however, etc. ever (always unstressed)
    Wås'd aa tuast, ana is immer besser.Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.

Bughotu

Verb

aa

  1. to open
  2. to be open
  3. to open mouth

References

  • W. Ivens, Bugotu-English/English-Bugotu Concise Dictionary (1998)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

aa f (plural aa's, diminutive aatje n)

  1. (especially in names) alternative spelling of a

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German ein.

Article

aa

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) a, an

Further reading

  • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[2] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 13

Estonian

Interjection

aa

  1. An interjection expressing recognition -
    Aa, see oled sina.
    Oh, it's you.
  2. An interjection expressing understanding -
    Aa, saan aru.
    Ah, I understand.

Noun

aa (genitive aa, partitive aad)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

Further reading

  • aa”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Etymology 1

    From Latin ā.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑ̝ː]
    • Rhymes: -ɑː
    • Syllabification(key): aa
    • Hyphenation(key): aa

    Noun

    aa

    1. The name of the Latin script letter A/a, called ay in English.
    Usage notes
    • Speakers often use the corresponding forms of a-kirjain (letter A, letter a) instead of inflecting this word, especially in plural.
    Declension
    Inflection of aa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
    nominative aa aat
    genitive aan aiden
    aitten
    partitive aata aita
    illative aahan aihin
    singular plural
    nominative aa aat
    accusative nom. aa aat
    gen. aan
    genitive aan aiden
    aitten
    partitive aata aita
    inessive aassa aissa
    elative aasta aista
    illative aahan aihin
    adessive aalla ailla
    ablative aalta ailta
    allative aalle aille
    essive aana aina
    translative aaksi aiksi
    abessive aatta aitta
    instructive ain
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of aa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative aani aani
    accusative nom. aani aani
    gen. aani
    genitive aani aideni
    aitteni
    partitive aatani aitani
    inessive aassani aissani
    elative aastani aistani
    illative aahani aihini
    adessive aallani aillani
    ablative aaltani ailtani
    allative aalleni ailleni
    essive aanani ainani
    translative aakseni aikseni
    abessive aattani aittani
    instructive
    comitative aineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative aasi aasi
    accusative nom. aasi aasi
    gen. aasi
    genitive aasi aidesi
    aittesi
    partitive aatasi aitasi
    inessive aassasi aissasi
    elative aastasi aistasi
    illative aahasi aihisi
    adessive aallasi aillasi
    ablative aaltasi ailtasi
    allative aallesi aillesi
    essive aanasi ainasi
    translative aaksesi aiksesi
    abessive aattasi aittasi
    instructive
    comitative ainesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative aamme aamme
    accusative nom. aamme aamme
    gen. aamme
    genitive aamme aidemme
    aittemme
    partitive aatamme aitamme
    inessive aassamme aissamme
    elative aastamme aistamme
    illative aahamme aihimme
    adessive aallamme aillamme
    ablative aaltamme ailtamme
    allative aallemme aillemme
    essive aanamme ainamme
    translative aaksemme aiksemme
    abessive aattamme aittamme
    instructive
    comitative ainemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative aanne aanne
    accusative nom. aanne aanne
    gen. aanne
    genitive aanne aidenne
    aittenne
    partitive aatanne aitanne
    inessive aassanne aissanne
    elative aastanne aistanne
    illative aahanne aihinne
    adessive aallanne aillanne
    ablative aaltanne ailtanne
    allative aallenne aillenne
    essive aananne ainanne
    translative aaksenne aiksenne
    abessive aattanne aittanne
    instructive
    comitative ainenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative aansa aansa
    accusative nom. aansa aansa
    gen. aansa
    genitive aansa aidensa
    aittensa
    partitive aataan
    aatansa
    aitaan
    aitansa
    inessive aassaan
    aassansa
    aissaan
    aissansa
    elative aastaan
    aastansa
    aistaan
    aistansa
    illative aahansa aihinsa
    adessive aallaan
    aallansa
    aillaan
    aillansa
    ablative aaltaan
    aaltansa
    ailtaan
    ailtansa
    allative aalleen
    aallensa
    ailleen
    aillensa
    essive aanaan
    aanansa
    ainaan
    ainansa
    translative aakseen
    aaksensa
    aikseen
    aiksensa
    abessive aattaan
    aattansa
    aittaan
    aittansa
    instructive
    comitative aineen
    ainensa
    Synonyms
    Derived terms
    compounds

    Etymology 2

      Either crosslinguistic or borrowed from any of the many European languages it appears in.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑ̝ː]
      • Rhymes: -ɑː
      • Syllabification(key): aa
      • Hyphenation(key): aa

      Interjection

      aa

      1. oh, ah (expression of recognition, realization, understanding, etc.)

      French

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      aa m (plural aas)

      1. (geology, often attributive) the surface of an aa lava flow

      Gagauz

      Etymology

      Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آغْ (), from Proto-Turkic *āg. Compare Turkish .

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ɑː/

      Noun

      aa (definite accusative [please provide], plural aalar)

      1. seine, net
      2. web

      References

      • Kopuşçu M. İ., Todorova S. A., Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 8

      Indonesian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Sundanese aa.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈa.a/, [ˈa.(ʔ)a]

      Noun

      aa (plural aa-aa)

      1. older brother

      Synonyms

      Inupiaq

      Etymology 1

      Interjection

      aa

      1. yes, I know
      2. I agree: expresses listener's agreement with storyteller or speaker
      Derived terms
      • aaqanuq

      Etymology 2

      Interjection

      aa

      1. expresses exasperation, criticism or dismay over what another person does or says, said in breathy voice
      2. expression of surprise or awe
      Derived terms
      • aakhaa
      • aallaalii

      Italian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈa.a/
      • Rhymes: -aa
      • Hyphenation: à‧a

      Noun

      aa f (invariable)

      1. (volcanology) aa (type of lava flow)
        Synonym: afrolite

      Further reading

      • aa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
      • aa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

      Japanese

      Romanization

      aa

      1. Rōmaji transcription of ああ

      Javanese

      Romanization

      aa

      1. romanization of ꦲꦲ

      Kankanaey

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ʔaˈa/ [ʔʌˈa] (amazement)
        • Rhymes: -a
      • IPA(key): /ˈʔaa/ [ˈʔaː.ʌ] (go to the devil)
        • Rhymes: -aa
      • Syllabification: a‧a

      Interjection

      1. ah! (denoting amazement)

      Noun

      áa

      1. (derogatory) act of going to the devil

      Derived terms

      • inaa
      • inaadaka

      References

      • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “aa”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[3], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 1

      Ladin

      Etymology

      From Latin ārea. Compare Italian aia.

      Noun

      aa f (plural [please provide])

      1. farmyard
      2. threshing floor

      Latvian

      Interjection

      aa

      1. yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement, understanding)
        - Vai vēlies ēst? – Aa.
        - Do you want to eat? - Yeah.

      Lithuanian

      Etymology

      Compare Russian ага (aga), and English uh-huh.

      Pronunciation

      • () IPA(key): /ɐ.ɐ/
      • () IPA(key): /ɐ.aː/

      Interjection

      aà, aã

      1. yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement)
        - Ar̃ nóri válgyti? – .
        - Do you want to eat? - Yeah.

      Synonyms

      Further reading

      Lun Bawang

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈɔː/

      Determiner

      aa

      1. no, not, without

      Synonyms

      Lutuv

      Etymology

      From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔaar, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *haːr

      Noun

      aa

      1. chicken

      Malay

      Particle

      aa

      1. (text messaging, Internet slang) alternative form of -lah
        • 2024 February 24, @syynysa, X (formerly Twitter)[4] (post), archived from the original on 6-2-2026:
          pening aa setiap sem nk kena tukar kelas
          [Peninglah, setiap semester nak kena tukar kelas.]
          I'm so bewildered that every semester need to change classroom.

      Manx

      Etymology

      From Old Irish , comparative form of oäc, from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos (compare Welsh ieuanc), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (compare English young).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ɛː/

      Adjective

      aa

      1. comparative degree of aeg (young, adolescent, immature)

      Mbya Guarani

      Adverb

      aa

      1. here

      Middle English

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (water, stream). Doublet of ee.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /aː/

      Noun

      aa

      1. (Late Middle English, hapax legomenon) river, stream (in place name)

      References

      Middle Welsh

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈa.a/, /aː/

      Verb

      aa

      1. alternative form of a, third-person singular present indicative of mynet

      Murui Huitoto

      Alternative forms

      • a (superseded)

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈaː]
      • Hyphenation: aa

      Adverb

      aa

      1. up, above

      References

      • Shirley Burtch (1983), Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[5] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 19
      • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017), A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[6], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 145

      Postposition

      aa

      1. third-person indefinite of baa

      Northern Sami

      Interjection

      aa

      1. no

      Norwegian

      Letter

      aa

      1. obsolete spelling of å

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Letter

      aa

      1. obsolete spelling of å

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Alternative forms

      • Aa (letter and noun, upper case)

      Conjunction

      aa

      1. obsolete spelling of å (pronunciation spelling of og)

      Interjection

      aa

      1. obsolete typography of å

      Letter

      aa (upper case Aa)

      1. obsolete typography of å

      Noun

      aa f (definite singular aai, indefinite plural aaer or aair, definite plural aaerne or aaine)

      1. obsolete typography of å

      Particle

      aa

      1. obsolete typography of å

      Preposition

      aa

      1. obsolete typography of å

      References

      • Ivar Aasen (1850), “aa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

      Old Galician-Portuguese

      Etymology 1

      Alternative forms

      Contraction

      aa f

      1. contraction of a +‎ a, literally to/at the
        • [C]omo hũa moller q̇ iogaua os dados en pulla lançou hũa pedra aa omagen de ſṫa maṙi[a] poꝛ q̇ perdera ⁊ parou un angeo de pedra que y eſtaua a mão ⁊ reçibiu o colpe.
          [H]ow a woman who was playing the dices in Apulia threw a stone at the statue of Holy Mary because she had lost, and an angel of stone which was there reached out its hand and received the blow.
      Descendants
      • Galician: á
      • Portuguese: à

      Etymology 2

      Inherited from Latin ala (wing).

      Noun

      aa f (plural aas)

      1. wing
      Descendants
      • Galician: á
      • Portuguese: á

      Paraujano

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈaː/
      • Rhymes: -aː
      • Syllabification: aa

      Adverb

      aa

      1. there (far from the speaker)

      References

      • Álvarez, José; Bravo, María (2008), “aa”, in Diccionario básico de la lengua añú [Basic dictionary of the Añú language]‎[7], Maracaibo, Venezuela: University of Zulia, →ISBN, page 41.

      Pennsylvania German

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ɔː/
      • Rhymes: -ɔː
      • Homophone: ah

      Etymology 1

      From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk; cognate with German auch, Dutch ook, Old English ēac.

      Alternative forms

      Adverb

      aa

      1. also, too
        • 2004, Ammon Weber, edited by C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 1:
          Ich bin mol in der Busche[1] gange. Ich bin aa. / Ich hab mei Ax mitgenumme. Ich hab aa. / Ich hab en Baam umghackt. Ich hab aa. / Ich hab ihn heemgschleeft. Ich hab aa. / Ich hab en Seidrog rausgmacht. Ich hab aa. / Die Sei hen rausgfresse. Ich hab aa.
          I went into the woods. I did, too. / I took my axe with me. I did, too. / I chopped down a tree. I did, too. / I dragged it home. I did, too. / I made a pig feeding though out of it. I did, too. / The pigs ate out of it. I did, too.
        • 2004, Abner F. Beiler, edited by C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 1:
          Ich will aa mit.
          I want to go along also.
      2. to be sure, certainly, indeed
        • 2004, C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 1:
          Ich denk awwer aa! … Kummt er aa?
          Well, I am sure! … Will he be sure to come?

      Interjection

      aa

      1. (rare) to be sure!
        Synonyms: allerdings, doch, freilich, ei, ya

      Etymology 2

      From Old High German ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (up, on high). Compare German an, Dutch aan, English on.

      Adverb

      aa

      1. on (of a light)
        • 1925 May 4, Pumpernickel Bill (William Stahley Troxell), The Allentown Morning Call[8]; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 1:
          Wie er nayer on der Hall kumma is hot er gsehna os noch ken lichter aw sin.
          As he approached the hall, he saw he didn't have any lights on anymore.
      2. in session (of a school)
        • 2004, C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 1:
          Molly, iss die Schul schunn aa?
          Molly, has the school already taken in?
      3. burning (of a fire)
        • 1922, Harry Hower, Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 1:
          Iss es Feier aa?
          Is the fire burning?
      4. on, starting
        vun heit aafrom today on

      Footnotes

      1. ^ The more common plural of Busch is Bisch.

      References

      • Beam, C. R., Brown, J. R., & Trout, J. L. (2004). The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary: Vol. 1 (A) (1st ed.). Masthof Press.
      • Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary. (n.d.). https://padutchdictionary.com/#q=aa

      Scots

      Adjective

      aa

      1. Shetland form of a' (all)

      References

      Stoney

      Noun

      aa

      1. mould, mildew

      Sundanese

      Noun

      aa

      1. older brother

      Swedish

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      A relaxed pronunciation of ja.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /²ɑːa/

      Adverb

      aa (not comparable)

      1. (colloquial) Expresses agreement or affirmation; yeah, yes
        Antonym:
        – Det är gott med pizza. – Aa, de äre.
        – Pizza is good. – Yeah, it is.
        – Såg du tricket han gjorde? – Aa, helt sjukt!
        – Did you see the trick he did? – Yeah, crazy!
        – Har du matat kaninerna? – Aa, det har jag.
        – Have you fed the rabbits? – Yes, I have.

      Usage notes

      Often doubly emphasized – compare mhm.

      Tagalog

      Etymology 1

      From the reduplication of Hokkien  / (ak, dirty), according to Manuel (1948). Compare Indonesian eek. False cognate of Greenlandic a'a.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈʔaʔ/ [ʔɐˈʔaʔ], /ˈʔaʔaʔ/ [ˈʔaː.ʔɐʔ]
      • Rhymes: -aʔ, -aʔaʔ
      • Syllabification: a‧a

      Noun

      or (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀ) (childish)

      1. dirty things; filth (especially feces)
        Synonyms: dumi, ate, atse, tsetse, ipot, uo
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaʔa/ [ˈʔaː.ʔɐ]
      • Rhymes: -aʔa
      • Syllabification: a‧a

      Interjection

      aa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀ)

      1. an exclamation expressing warning
      See also

      Etymology 3

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈʔaʔ/ [ʔɐˈʔaʔ]
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
      • Syllabification: a‧a

      Noun

      (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀ) (obsolete)

      1. name of the Baybayin letter , corresponding to "a"
      See also

      Further reading

      • aa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
      • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 12
      • Douglas, Carstairs (1873), “ok [R. ak, dirty].”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 352; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 352
      • Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.[9] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
      • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[10] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 1:
        A) AA yaon (pc) la primera letra del. a.b.c. Tagalog. Eſta letra A. ſegun. S. Iſidoro (lib.r. Ethimolo) es la primera letra de todas las lẽguas. Los Latinos y Eſpañoles ſolos la nombran, como la eſcriuen, y la eſcriuen, como la nombran, las de mas naciones no, q̃ ſõ muy diferentes ẽ eſto. Porque el Hebreo la llama Aleph, el Griego. Alpha, el Arabigo. Alipha, &t, y nuestros Tagalos. A ,|, Aayaon ,|; [], y eſto [ſolo para] nombralla de porſi, vt, anung ng̃alã [niring] litra? como ſellama eſta letra? ℞, Aayaon, mas en eſcritura, y en lo que hablan, raçonando, [la eſcriuẽ], y [pronuncian] ſimplemẽte, como ſuena, A.

      Tlingit

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /aː/

      Letter

      aa (upper case Aa)

      1. (US) A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.
        Synonym: à

      See also

      Võro

      Noun

      aa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

      1. The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

      Inflection

      This noun needs an inflection-table template.

      Votic

      Etymology

      Probably borrowed from Russian ага (aga).

      Pronunciation

      • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑː]
      • Rhymes: -ɑː
      • Hyphenation: aa

      Interjection

      aa

      1. yep, yeah
      2. aha, uh-huh

      References

      • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “aa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

      Yoruba

      Etymology 1

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /àá/

      Contraction

      àá

      1. contraction of àwa +‎ á, literally We'll
        Àá lọ sí Amẹ́ríkà ní oṣù tí ó ń bọ̀.
        We'll be going to the U.S. next month.

      Etymology 2

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /áá/

      Contraction

      áá

      1. contraction of òun +‎ á, literally He'll, she'll, it'll
        Áá rí wa l'ọ́jọ́ márùn-ún òní.
        She'll be seeing us four days from now.

      Zyphe

      Noun

      aa

      1. chicken

      References

      • Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎[11]