Ayi, Ā yí, A yi, Ā yì: 19 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
1) 阿夷 [a yi]—arhan, a worthy, noble, or saintly man; especially 阿私陀 [a si tuo] Asita, q.v.
2) 阿逸 [a yi]—ajita, 無能勝 [wu neng sheng] invincible, title of Maitreya; and of others. Also 阿氏多 [a shi duo] (or 阿底多 [a di duo], 阿 [a] M060537多 [duo], or 阿嗜多 [a shi duo]); 阿私陀 [a si tuo]; 阿夷頭 [a yi tou].
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
阿夷 [a yi]—Āyī—[Miscellaneous Term] A corrupted or abbreviated form of Ārya (阿梨耶 [a li ye]). It is translated as Venerable One (尊者 [zun zhe]) or Saint (聖者 [sheng zhe]). Shizongji, Volume 10, states: "Āyī is translated as Venerable One (尊者 [zun zhe]) or Saint (聖者 [sheng zhe]); the current Āyī is an abbreviation. In the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya, 'Ārya saṃgha tīng' is an example of this." [Proper Name] An alternative name for the ascetic Asita (阿私陀 [a si tuo]), who was associated with Prince Siddhartha (悉達多太子 [xi da duo tai zi]). The Record of Buddhist Kingdoms by Faxian states: "Āyī observed the Prince's dwelling." Dabubu Commentary, Volume 5, states: "Āyī is also called Asita (阿私陀 [a si tuo]), which means 'incomparable' (無比 [wu bi]) or 'upright/proper' (端正 [duan zheng])."
阿夷—【雜語】阿梨耶 Ārya 之訛略。譯曰尊者，聖者。飾宗記十曰：「阿夷翻尊者或聖者，今阿夷者略也。僧祇律中，阿梨耶僧聽，即是也。」
【人名】悉達多太子之阿私陀仙人之別名。法顯傳曰：「阿夷相太子處。」大部補註五曰：「阿夷亦云阿私陀，此云無比，又云端正也。」
[zá yǔ] ā lí yé Ārya zhī é lüè. yì yuē zūn zhě, shèng zhě. shì zōng jì shí yuē: “ā yí fān zūn zhě huò shèng zhě, jīn ā yí zhě lüè yě. sēng qí lǜ zhōng, ā lí yé sēng tīng, jí shì yě.”
[rén míng] xī dá duō tài zi zhī ā sī tuó xiān rén zhī bié míng. fǎ xiǎn chuán yuē: “ā yí xiāng tài zi chù.” dà bù bǔ zhù wǔ yuē: “ā yí yì yún ā sī tuó, cǐ yún wú bǐ, yòu yún duān zhèng yě.”
[za yu] a li ye Arya zhi e lue. yi yue zun zhe, sheng zhe. shi zong ji shi yue: "a yi fan zun zhe huo sheng zhe, jin a yi zhe lue ye. seng qi lu zhong, a li ye seng ting, ji shi ye."
[ren ming] xi da duo tai zi zhi a si tuo xian ren zhi bie ming. fa xian chuan yue: "a yi xiang tai zi chu." da bu bu zhu wu yue: "a yi yi yun a si tuo, ci yun wu bi, you yun duan zheng ye."
1) 阿逸 ts = ā yì p refers to [proper noun] “Ajita”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: An epithet of Maitreya (Karashima 1998; SH '阿逸多 [a yi duo]', p. 292) .
2) 阿夷 ts = ā yí p refers to [adjective] “asita; dark-coloured; black”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: asita (BCSD '阿夷 [a yi]', p. 1202; MW 'asita') ..
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Biology (plants and animals)
Ayi in India is the name of a plant defined with Holoptelea integrifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanical Magazine (1990)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1916)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Int. Arch. Allergy Immunol. (2005)
· Allergy (1991)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique (1848)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ayi (अयि).—ind.
1) As a gentle address in the sense of 'friend', 'oh', 'ah' (komalāmantraṇe); or simply as a vocative particle; अयि विवेकविश्रान्तमभिहितम् (ayi vivekaviśrāntamabhihitam) M.1; अयि कठोर (ayi kaṭhora) Uttararāmacarita 3.27 Oh you ruthless one; अयि भो महर्षिपुत्र (ayi bho maharṣiputra) S.7; अयि विद्युत्प्रमदानां त्वमपि च दुखं न जानासि (ayi vidyutpramadānāṃ tvamapi ca dukhaṃ na jānāsi) Mṛcchakaṭika 5.32; अयि मातर्देवयजनसंभवे देवि सीते (ayi mātardevayajanasaṃbhave devi sīte) Uttararāmacarita 4; see also Bv.1.5,11,44.
2) As a particle of entreaty or solicitation (anunaya), 'I pray', 'prythee'; अयि संप्रति हि दर्शनम् (ayi saṃprati hi darśanam) Kumārasambhava 4.28; also of encouragement or persuation; अयि मन्दस्मितमधुरं वदनं तन्वङ्गि यदि मनाक्कुरुषे (ayi mandasmitamadhuraṃ vadanaṃ tanvaṅgi yadi manākkuruṣe) Bv.2.15.
3) As a particle of gentle or kind inquiry (praśna); अयि जीवितनाथ जीवसि (ayi jīvitanātha jīvasi) Kumārasambhava 4.3; अयीदमेवं परिहासः (ayīdamevaṃ parihāsaḥ) 5.62; अयि जानीषे रेभिलस्य सार्थवाहस्य गृहम् (ayi jānīṣe rebhilasya sārthavāhasya gṛham) Mṛcchakaṭika 3. cf. अयि प्रश्नानुनययोः (ayi praśnānunayayoḥ)...Nm.
Ayi (अयि).—ind. A particle of encouragement, and asking; also a vocative particle. E. i to go, and in affix. by which one goes; what leads or calls.
Ayi (अयि).—1. A vocative particle, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Ayi (अयि).—vocat. or interrog. particle.
1) Ayi (अयि):—ind. a vocative particle (especially used in dramas)
2) a particle of encouragement or introducing a kind inquiry.
Ayi (अयि):—interj. Eh, oh.
Ayi (अयि):—indecl.
1) interj. in Verbindung mit einem voc. oder diesen vertretend: ayi priye [Mṛcchakaṭikā 87, 23.] ayi kṛśodari [Śrutabodha 31.] ayi bho maharṣiputra [Śākuntala 103, 12.] ayi bhoḥ kusumalatāpriyātithe [88, 10.] ayi bhoḥ [69, 15.] ayi tarkaya [83, 5, v. l.] navāmekāmekāvalimayi mayi tvaṃ viracayeḥ [Sāhityadarpana 49, 4.] [Mahābhārata 1, 6424.] [Śṛṅgāratilaka 6.] ayi saṃprati dehi darśanaṃ smara [Kumārasaṃbhava 4, 28.] Dies ist das ayi nunaye ( [Amarakoṣa 3, 5, 18.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 7, 41.] [Medinīkoṣa avyaya (s. Med.) 63.]) und saṃbodhane [?(Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1537. Medinīkoṣa avyaya (s. Med.) 63).] —
2) Fragepartikel [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 7, 41.] [Medinīkoṣa avyaya (s. Med.) 63.] ayi jānīṣe rebhilasya sārthavāhasya gṛham [Mṛcchakaṭikā 67, 10.] ayi śivaṃ bhavatyāḥ [Pañcatantra 38, 6.] ayi jīvitanātha jīvasi [Kumārasaṃbhava 4, 3. 5, 33—35. 62.] [Śākuntala 12, 20, v. l. 64, 17, v. l.] für api; vgl. dieses.
Ayi (अयि):——
1) Interj. in Verbindung mit einem Voc. ([304,32.315,32]) oder diesen vertretend. —
2) Fragepartikel.
Ayi (अयि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ai.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Āyi (ಆಯಿ):—[verb] = ಆಯು [ayu]1.
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Āyi (ಆಯಿ):—
1) [noun] the female parent; mother.
2) [noun] an honourable, affectionate suffix to the names of women.
3) [noun] the mother of one’s grand mother; great grand mother.
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Āyi (ಆಯಿ):—[noun] a person whose profession is grazing cattle.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Āyi (ஆயி) noun < idem.
1. Mother; தாய். [thay.] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 156.)
2. A term of respect, affixed to a woman’s name, as in சின்னாயி, பொன்னாயி; ஒரு மரியாதைவாசகம். [sinnayi, ponnayi; oru mariyathaivasagam.] Local usage
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Āyi (ஆயி) noun Entire-leaved elm. See ஆயா¹. [aya¹.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
阿姨 [ā yí] [a yi]—
Titles: (1) Mother's sister. Jin Dynasty. Wang Xianzhi's "Dongyang Post": "I wonder if Aunt (Āyí) has recovered from her illness?" (2) Wife's sister. Song Dynasty. Le Shi's "Unofficial Biography of Yang Tai Zhen, Volume 1": "How could the aunt (Āyí) of the Tang Dynasty Emperor not have money to spend?" (3) Concubine mother. "History of the Southern Dynasties, Volume 44, Biography of the Sons of Emperor Wu of Qi, Prince Zimao of Jin'an": "If Aunt (Āyí) can achieve victory through this harmony, I wish the Buddhas would prevent the flowers in the vegetarian hall from withering." (4) A woman of similar age to one's mother. For example: "Aunt (Āyí)! May I ask where the children's books are located?"
阿姨：稱謂：(1)母親的姊妹。晉．王獻之〈東陽帖〉：「不審阿姨所患得差否？」(2)妻子的姊妹。宋．樂史《楊太真外傳．卷上》：「豈有大唐天子阿姨，無錢用耶？」(3)庶母。《南史．卷四四．齊武帝諸子傳．晉安王子懋傳》：「若使阿姨因此和勝，願諸佛令華竟齋不萎。」(4)與母親年紀差不多的女子。如：「阿姨！請問兒童讀物擺在那邊？」
ā yí: chēng wèi:(1) mǔ qīn de zǐ mèi. jìn． wáng xiàn zhī 〈dōng yáng tiē〉: “bù shěn ā yí suǒ huàn dé chà fǒu?” (2) qī zi de zǐ mèi. sòng． lè shǐ < yáng tài zhēn wài chuán． juǎn shàng>: “qǐ yǒu dà táng tiān zi ā yí, wú qián yòng yé?” (3) shù mǔ. < nán shǐ． juǎn sì sì． qí wǔ dì zhū zi chuán． jìn ān wáng zi mào chuán>: “ruò shǐ ā yí yīn cǐ hé shèng, yuàn zhū fú lìng huá jìng zhāi bù wēi.” (4) yǔ mǔ qīn nián jì chà bù duō de nǚ zi. rú: “ā yí! qǐng wèn ér tóng dú wù bǎi zài nà biān?”
a yi: cheng wei:(1) mu qin de zi mei. jin. wang xian zhi
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阿邑 [ā yì] [a yi]—
Flattery and pandering. From Book of Han, Volume 90, Biography of Harsh Officials, Epilogue: "Zhang Tang (張湯 [zhang tang]) was known for flattering and accommodating the ruler, moving up and down with him, discerning right and wrong at the time, and the state relied on his convenience."
阿邑：諂諛迎合。《漢書．卷九○．酷吏傳．贊曰》：「張湯以知阿邑人主，與俱上下，時辯當否，國家賴其便。」
ā yì: chǎn yú yíng hé. < hàn shū． juǎn jiǔ○． kù lì chuán． zàn yuē>: “zhāng tāng yǐ zhī ā yì rén zhǔ, yǔ jù shàng xià, shí biàn dāng fǒu, guó jiā lài qí biàn.”
a yi: chan yu ying he. < han shu. juan jiu○. ku li chuan. zan yue>: "zhang tang yi zhi a yi ren zhu, yu ju shang xia, shi bian dang fou, guo jia lai qi bian."
阿姨 ts = ā yí p refers to “maternal aunt/step-mother/childcare worker/nursemaid/woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]”.
1) 阿夷 [ā yí] refers to: “ārya”.
阿夷 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 聖; 聖人.
[Pali] ariya; arya.
[Vietnamese] a di.
[Korean] 아이 / ai.
[Japanese] アイ / ai.
2) 阿逸 [ā yì] refers to: “Ajita”.
阿逸 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] a dật.
[Korean] 아일 / ail.
[Japanese] アイツ / aitsu.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Yi, Ge, Xie, A, Ti.
Starts with (+10): Ayibu, Ayic, Ayiccoriyam, Ayiccuriyam, Ayiccuvariyam, Ayidamu, Ayidan, Ayidare, Ayide, Ayidene, Ayidu, Ayigamduga, Ayigayi, Ayigbe atia, Ayigbe ogbedei, Ayigi, Ayigne ogbedei, Ayigula, Ayiguli, Ayijan.
Full-text (+160): A yi duo, Dayin, A yi tou, A yi luo he di, A yi luo po di, A yi tian, Eyi, Shuo jia luo a yi duo, Sanayi, A zhi duo, A yi luo ba ti, A qi duo, A yi jue yi, A shi duo, Mariyayi, Upadhyayi, Kunciyayi, A shi duo fa di, A yi luo, Catai-mariayi.
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