oai

See also: Oai and oải

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• oae, oie

Etymology

From Latin ovem, accusative of ovis. Compare Romanian oaie.

Noun

oai f (plural oi, definite articulation oaea, definite plural oili)

1. sheep
2. ewe (female sheep)

Related terms

• uiar
• uin

See also

• birbec
• njel, njauã
• celnic
• cilnicami

Mokilese

Etymology 1

Pronoun

oai

1. (possessive) my

Etymology 2

Noun

oai

1. fire

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

Paamese

Alternative forms

• wai

Noun

oai

1. water

References

• Sidney Herbert Ray, A Comparative Study of the Melanesian Island Languages (2014)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 威 (SV: uy). Doublet of uy.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔwaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔwaːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)waːj˧˧]

Noun

oai • (威)

1. majestic demeanor

Adjective

oai • (威)

1. stately; majestic

See also

Derived terms

• oai dũng
• oai hùng
• oai nghi
• oai nghiêm
• oai phong
• oai vệ