ay [] -interj

  1. usu. used with following me to express sorrow or regret

ayah ['ī-ə; 'ä-yə, -(,)yä] -n

  1. a nurse or maid native to India

aya·hua·sca [,ī-yə-'hwäs-kə, -'wäs-] -n

  1. 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

  1. a religious leader among Shiite Muslims used as a title of respect esp. for one who is not an imam

aye [] -adv

  1. always, continually, ever
    • love that will aye endure -- W. S. Gilbert
  2. yes
    • aye, aye, sir
  3. an affirmative vote or voter
    • the aye s have it

ayeaye ['ī-,ī] -n

  1. 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

  1. American Youth Hostels

ayin ['ī-ən] -n

  1. the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Ay·ma·ra [,ī-mə-'rä] -n

  1. a member of an Indian people of Bolivia, Peru, and northern Chile
  2. the language of the Aymara people

Ayr·shire ['er-,shir, -shər; 'ash-,ir] -n

  1. 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

  1. a form of holistic alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India