ஐயோ

Tamil

Alternative forms

அய்யோ (ayyō), அஜ்ஜோ (ajjō)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Telugu అయ్యో (ayyō), Kannada ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō), Malayalam അയ്യോ (ayyō), Tulu ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō). Compare Chinese 哎喲／哎哟 (āiyō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɐɪ̯joː/

Interjection

ஐயோ • (aiyō)

aiyo, woe, alas
தகப்பனை நோக்கி: ஏன் ஜநிப்பித்தாய் என்றும், தாயை நோக்கி: ஏன் பெற்றாய் என்றும் சொல்லுகிறவனுக்கு ஐயோ!
takappaṉai nōkki: ēṉ janippittāy eṉṟum, tāyai nōkki: ēṉ peṟṟāy eṉṟum collukiṟavaṉukku aiyō!
Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
(—ஏசாயா 45:10 TAOVBSI)

Descendants

→ English: aiyo

See also

ஐயையோ (aiyaiyō), அய்யய்யோ (ayyayyō)

References

Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “ஐயோ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]

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