ay ['ī] -interj
- usu. used with following me to express sorrow or regret
ayah ['ī-ə; 'ä-yə, -(,)yä] -n
- a nurse or maid native to India
aya·hua·sca [,ī-yə-'hwäs-kə, -'wäs-] -n
- a hallucinogenic beverage prepared from the bark of a So. American woody vine ( Banisteriopsis caapiof the family Malpighiaceae)
aya·tol·lah [,ī-ə-'tō-lə, -'tä-, -'tə-, 'ī-ə-,] -n
- a religious leader among Shiite Muslims used as a title of respect esp. for one who is not an imam
aye ['ā] -adv
- always, continually, ever
- love that will aye endure -- W. S. Gilbert
- yes
- an affirmative vote or voter
ayeaye ['ī-,ī] -n
- a small primitive nocturnal forest-dwelling primate ( Daubentonia madagascariensis) of northern Madagascar that has a round head, large eyes and ears, and long thin fingers
AYH -abbr
- American Youth Hostels
ayin ['ī-ən] -n
- the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Ay·ma·ra [,ī-mə-'rä] -n
- a member of an Indian people of Bolivia, Peru, and northern Chile
- the language of the Aymara people
Ayr·shire ['er-,shir, -shər; 'ash-,ir] -n
- any of a breed of hardy dairy cattle developed in Ayr and usu. marked with blotches of red or brown with white
ay·ur·ve·da [,ī-ər-'vā-də, -'ve-] -n, adj
- a form of holistic alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India