guai

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwai̯/ [ˈɡwai̯] Rhymes: -ai̯ Syllabification: guai === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish guay. ==== Adjective ==== guai (epicene, plural guais) (nonstandard, colloquial) cool, nice Synonyms: guapo, pimpanudo, xenial === Etymology 2 === ==== Adverb ==== guai (Pixuetu) alternative form of güei == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡwaj] === Etymology 1 === From Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, “woe!”), from Proto-Germanic *wai. Compare Latin vae, which likewise descends from Proto-Indo-European *wai. ==== Interjection ==== guai! woe! Synonym: ai === Etymology 2 === Compare Spanish guay. ==== Adjective ==== guai m or f (masculine and feminine plural guais) (slang) cool, terrific Synonyms: collonut, fantàstic, súper === Further reading === “guai” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwa.i/ Rhymes: -ai Hyphenation: guà‧i === Interjection === guai woe! === Noun === guai m plural of guaio (“trouble”) === References === === Further reading === guai in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === augi == Iu Mien == === Adjective === guai clever, smart, intelligent == Japanese == === Romanization === guai Rōmaji transcription of ぐあい == Mandarin == === Romanization === guai nonstandard spelling of guāi nonstandard spelling of guǎi nonstandard spelling of guài ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, “woe”), from Proto-Germanic *wai, both from Proto-Indo-European *wai. === Pronunciation === === Interjection === guai (obsolete) woe! (expresses grief) Synonym: ai === Further reading === “guai”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “guai”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “guai”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026