"ai" meaning in Dutch

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Interjection

IPA: /ɑi̯/ Audio: Nl-ai.ogg Forms: aai [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch ai, ultimately of imitative origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|ai}} Middle Dutch ai, {{onomatopoeic|nl|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{head|nl|interjection}} ai
  1. expression of pain, grief or pity: ay
    Sense id: en-ai-nl-intj-LeSgtgra Categories (other): Dutch onomatopoeias
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɑi̯/ Audio: Nl-ai.ogg Forms: ais [plural], aï [alternative, obsolete], aai [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: ] Borrowed from Portuguese ai, from Old Tupi ai. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Bradypus tridactylus|species}} Bradypus tridactylus, {{bor+|nl|pt|ai}} Borrowed from Portuguese ai, {{der|nl|tpw|ai}} Old Tupi ai Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|-}} ai m (plural ais, no diminutive)
  1. pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) Tags: masculine, no-diminutive Synonyms: drievingerige luiaard
    Sense id: en-ai-nl-noun-2ksrNKxt Categories (other): Anteaters and sloths, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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