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ay

  • [ˈaj]

Sounds like ai, hay · Rhymes with aj

Where it comes from

Onomatopéyica.

interjection

  1. Expresa dolor o pena.
  2. Chile, Venezuela, colloquial De manera enfática («¡aaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!»), denota falta de valentía, o rechazo hacia los hombres homosexuales o afeminados.

noun ayes

  1. Suspiro, quejido. Ayes de un yaraví, entre charangos se ha de olvidar. Ecos de hondo sentir, bombos risueños alegrarán.

adverb

  1. Grafía obsoleta de ahí.

In English

  • alas exclamation of sorrow, etc.
  • ouch expression of one’s own physical pain
  • oh expression of surprise
  • woe grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity
  • alack expression of sorrow

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"ay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/ay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/ay

Chicago

"ay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/ay.

BibTeX
@misc{ay_2026,
  title = {ay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/ay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}