aiyoint.

Brit.

/ʌɪˈjəʊ/, U.S.

/aɪˈjoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– aiyo, 1900s– aiyoo. also with o occurring three or more times.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Sinhala. Partly a borrowing from Tamil. Etymons: Sinhala ayiyō; Tamil aiyō.

Etymology: < (i) Sinhala ayiyō and its probable etymon (ii) Tamil aiyō, of imitative origin.

In southern India and Sri Lanka, expressing distress, regret, or grief; ‘Oh no!’, ‘Oh dear!’

ΚΠ

1886 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 Mar. 184/1 ‘Are you crying for your father?’ ‘Aiyo, aiyo!’ wailed the girl. ‘I shall never see him again!’

1913 L. Woolf Village in Jungle ii. 28 Aiyo! aiyo! My little Podi Sinho!

1971 Fashion Panorama (Ceylon) Apr. 31 ‘Aiyo! it is our Kalu’ they all cried.

1982 R. K. Narayan Tiger for Malgudi (1984) 119 Aiyo! Never thought our beloved headmaster would come to this end.

2009 S. Manickavasagam Power of Passion 218 Vijaya touched Rajam's forehead and exclaimed, ‘Aiyo. She is running very high temperature.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aiyo
释义	aiyoint. Brit. /ʌɪˈjəʊ/, U.S. /aɪˈjoʊ/ Forms: 1800s– aiyo, 1900s– aiyoo. also with o occurring three or more times. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Sinhala. Partly a borrowing from Tamil. Etymons: Sinhala ayiyō; Tamil aiyō. Etymology: < (i) Sinhala ayiyō and its probable etymon (ii) Tamil aiyō, of imitative origin. In southern India and Sri Lanka, expressing distress, regret, or grief; ‘Oh no!’, ‘Oh dear!’ ΚΠ 1886 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 Mar. 184/1 ‘Are you crying for your father?’ ‘Aiyo, aiyo!’ wailed the girl. ‘I shall never see him again!’ 1913 L. Woolf Village in Jungle ii. 28 Aiyo! aiyo! My little Podi Sinho! 1971 Fashion Panorama (Ceylon) Apr. 31 ‘Aiyo! it is our Kalu’ they all cried. 1982 R. K. Narayan Tiger for Malgudi (1984) 119 Aiyo! Never thought our beloved headmaster would come to this end. 2009 S. Manickavasagam Power of Passion 218 Vijaya touched Rajam's forehead and exclaimed, ‘Aiyo. She is running very high temperature.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.1886
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