aiyo

== English == === Alternative forms === ayyo, aiyoh === Etymology === Mainly borrowed from Tamil ஐயோ (aiyō) and Sinhalese අයියෝ (ayiyō). Common in Dravidian languages; compare Telugu అయ్యో (ayyō), Kannada ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō), Malayalam അയ്യോ (ayyō), Tulu ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō), Kurux अयो (ayo). Alternatively from Chinese 哎喲 / 哎哟 (āiyō) in Malaysia and Singapore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɪˈjoʊ/ (Singapore) IPA(key): /aɪˈjoʊ/, [ˌaɪ(˦)˨ ˈjoʊ(˨˦˧)] === Interjection === aiyo (South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, China, informal) Expressing distress, regret, or fear. === References === === Anagrams === Yaoi, yaoi == Ye'kwana == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ajjo] === Verb === aiyo (transitive) to break ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “aiyo”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon