aa

aa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Afar or Afar qafár.

Symbol

aa

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Afar.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Afar terms

English

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ɑː/, [ˈɑː.ʔɑː], enPR: äʹä
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ɑ/, [ˈɑ.ʔɑ]

    Noun

    aa (uncountable)

    1. (volcanology) A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. [From 19th c.]
      • 1859, R. C. Haskell, American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII:
        We...saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’ or clinkers.
      • 1944, Charles A. Cotton, Volcanoes as landscape forms:
        Cooling and solidification frequently takes a different course [...] in lava flows, producing the clinker-like ‘aa’ lava.
      • 1981, Hilo Lava Flood Control: Environmental Impact Statement, page 194:
        Both pahoehoe and aa lava flows are common on the upper slopes of Mauna Loa with a preponderance of aa flows found at the lower elevations.
    Translations

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation.

    Noun

    aa

    1. Initialism of acetic acid.
    2. Initialism of acting age.
    3. (medicine) Initialism of alveolar-arterial.
    4. Initialism of aminoacetone.
    5. Initialism of amino acid.
    6. Initialism of approximate absolute.
    7. Initialism of arachidonic acid.
    8. Initialism of armature accelerator.
    9. Initialism of ascending aorta.
    10. Initialism of atomic absorption.
    11. Initialism of author's alteration.
    12. Initialism of average audience.

    Adjective

    aa (not comparable)

    1. Initialism of arctic-alpine.
    2. Initialism of always afloat.

    Etymology 3

    Compare pp.

    Noun

    aa pl (plural only)

    1. Abbreviation of adjectives.
    2. Abbreviation of arteries.

    Etymology 4

    Contraction.

    Adjective

    aa

    1. Abbreviation of ana (of each, equal parts).

    Etymology 5

    Pronoun

    aa

    1. (Northumbria, personal) I.

    Acholi

    Verb

    aa

    1. to get up, to move after staying still
    2. to move away, to go away, to get lost
    3. to originate from, to come from (used in past tense)

    Verb

    aa (passive voice)

    1. to have originated from, to have come from (used in past tense)
    2. to have commenced from, to have started from

    Verb

    aa

    1. to originate from, to come from (used in non-past tense)
    2. to commence from, to start from

    References

    • Blackings, Mairi John (2009), Acholi English – English Acholi Dictionary[1], Munich: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, pages 1-2

    Balinese

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa.

    Noun

    aa (Balinese script ᬳᬳᭂ)

    1. fig (Ficus roxburghii)

    References

    • aa”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

    Bavarian

    Alternative forms

    • ah (spelling variant)

    Etymology

    From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognates include German auch, Dutch ook, Old Norse ok, also archaic English eke.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɑː/
    • Homophones: a, ah

    Adverb

    aa

    1. also; too; as well; either; neither (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
      I wui aa a Eis.Stress on “aa”: I too want icecream.
      I wui aa a Eis.Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
      Schåff ma des aa?Stress on “aa”: Can we do that too?
    2. Used for emphasis.
      1. To confirm a preceding statement: really, actually, indeed, in fact, exactly (always unstressed)
        A jeder håd se dåcht, dåss er ned kummt, und so woar's aa.Everybody thought that he wouldn't come, and that's exactly what happened.
        I håb ka Ångst, es gibt jå aa kan Grund.I'm not scared, there really is no reason to be.
      2. To confirm a preceding statement by someone else: really, actually, indeed, in fact
        I wui aa a Eis.Stress on “wui”: I do indeed want icecream.
        Des is aa so.Stress on “is”: It really is like that.
      3. Emphasis on a preceding conjunction (often with no) (always stressed)
        Des Essn håd eana ned gschmeckt und mia aa ned.They didn't like the food and neither did I.
        I håb heit vui z'tuan und zan Årzt muaß i aa.I'm very busy today and I also have to go to the doctor.
        Er håd ned nur s'Gödbeasl, sondern aa no de Augnglasln ausgstraat.He not only lost his wallet, but also his glasses.
      4. Emphasis on a preceding negative statement: even (always stressed)
        Synonym: ned amoi
        Då håd kana wås måchn kenna, aa ka Årzt.Nobody could do anything, not even a doctor.
      5. Implies doubt in a yes-no question really (always unstressed)
        Kånn i des aa glaubn?Can I really believe this?
        Håst da des aa guad iwalegt?Have you really thought this through?
        Schåff ma des aa?Can we really do that?
      6. To imply that something is unreasonable; also used when expressing reproach, anger, astonishment, etc. (always unstressed)
        Wås miassn de aa ålle då durchfoahrn?!Why do they all have to pass through here?!
        Du muasst aa immer bei jedn Bledsinn mitmåchn.You always have to take part in any nonsense, don't you?
        Wäul's aa nia de Pappn hoidn kennts!That's because you never shut up!
    3. (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality): even (always stressed)
      Synonym: sogår
      Aa wånn's woahr is, is's no ka endguitiger Beweis.Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
      Mia is des aa scho amoi passiert.It even happened to me once.
    4. as in whatever, whenever, however, etc. ever (always unstressed)
      Wås'd aa tuast, ana is immer besser.Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.

    Bughotu

    Verb

    aa

    1. to open
    2. to be open
    3. to open mouth

    References

    • W. Ivens, Bugotu-English/English-Bugotu Concise Dictionary (1998)

    Dutch

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    aa f (plural aa's, diminutive aatje n)

    1. (especially in names) alternative spelling of a

    East Central German

    Etymology

    Compare German ein.

    Article

    aa

    1. (Erzgebirgisch) a, an

    Further reading

    • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[2] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 13

    Estonian

    Interjection

    aa

    1. An interjection expressing recognition -
      Aa, see oled sina.
      Oh, it's you.
    2. An interjection expressing understanding -
      Aa, saan aru.
      Ah, I understand.

    Noun

    aa (genitive aa, partitive aad)

    1. The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

    Further reading

    • aa”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

    Finnish

    Etymology 1

      From Latin ā.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑ̝ː]
      • Rhymes: -ɑː
      • Syllabification(key): aa
      • Hyphenation(key): aa

      Noun

      aa

      1. The name of the Latin script letter A/a, called ay in English.
      Usage notes
      • Speakers often use the corresponding forms of a-kirjain (letter A, letter a) instead of inflecting this word, especially in plural.
      Declension
      Inflection of aa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
      nominative aa aat
      genitive aan aiden
      aitten
      partitive aata aita
      illative aahan aihin
      singular plural
      nominative aa aat
      accusative nom. aa aat
      gen. aan
      genitive aan aiden
      aitten
      partitive aata aita
      inessive aassa aissa
      elative aasta aista
      illative aahan aihin
      adessive aalla ailla
      ablative aalta ailta
      allative aalle aille
      essive aana aina
      translative aaksi aiksi
      abessive aatta aitta
      instructive ain
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Possessive forms of aa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative aani aani
      accusative nom. aani aani
      gen. aani
      genitive aani aideni
      aitteni
      partitive aatani aitani
      inessive aassani aissani
      elative aastani aistani
      illative aahani aihini
      adessive aallani aillani
      ablative aaltani ailtani
      allative aalleni ailleni
      essive aanani ainani
      translative aakseni aikseni
      abessive aattani aittani
      instructive
      comitative aineni
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative aasi aasi
      accusative nom. aasi aasi
      gen. aasi
      genitive aasi aidesi
      aittesi
      partitive aatasi aitasi
      inessive aassasi aissasi
      elative aastasi aistasi
      illative aahasi aihisi
      adessive aallasi aillasi
      ablative aaltasi ailtasi
      allative aallesi aillesi
      essive aanasi ainasi
      translative aaksesi aiksesi
      abessive aattasi aittasi
      instructive
      comitative ainesi
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative aamme aamme
      accusative nom. aamme aamme
      gen. aamme
      genitive aamme aidemme
      aittemme
      partitive aatamme aitamme
      inessive aassamme aissamme
      elative aastamme aistamme
      illative aahamme aihimme
      adessive aallamme aillamme
      ablative aaltamme ailtamme
      allative aallemme aillemme
      essive aanamme ainamme
      translative aaksemme aiksemme
      abessive aattamme aittamme
      instructive
      comitative ainemme
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative aanne aanne
      accusative nom. aanne aanne
      gen. aanne
      genitive aanne aidenne
      aittenne
      partitive aatanne aitanne
      inessive aassanne aissanne
      elative aastanne aistanne
      illative aahanne aihinne
      adessive aallanne aillanne
      ablative aaltanne ailtanne
      allative aallenne aillenne
      essive aananne ainanne
      translative aaksenne aiksenne
      abessive aattanne aittanne
      instructive
      comitative ainenne
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative aansa aansa
      accusative nom. aansa aansa
      gen. aansa
      genitive aansa aidensa
      aittensa
      partitive aataan
      aatansa
      aitaan
      aitansa
      inessive aassaan
      aassansa
      aissaan
      aissansa
      elative aastaan
      aastansa
      aistaan
      aistansa
      illative aahansa aihinsa
      adessive aallaan
      aallansa
      aillaan
      aillansa
      ablative aaltaan
      aaltansa
      ailtaan
      ailtansa
      allative aalleen
      aallensa
      ailleen
      aillensa
      essive aanaan
      aanansa
      ainaan
      ainansa
      translative aakseen
      aaksensa
      aikseen
      aiksensa
      abessive aattaan
      aattansa
      aittaan
      aittansa
      instructive
      comitative aineen
      ainensa
      Synonyms
      Derived terms
      compounds

      Etymology 2

        Either crosslinguistic or borrowed from any of the many European languages it appears in.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑ̝ː]
        • Rhymes: -ɑː
        • Syllabification(key): aa
        • Hyphenation(key): aa

        Interjection

        aa

        1. oh, ah (expression of recognition, realization, understanding, etc.)

        French

        Etymology

          Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          aa m (plural aas)

          1. (geology, often attributive) the surface of an aa lava flow

          Gagauz

          Etymology

          Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آغْ (), from Proto-Turkic *āg. Compare Turkish .

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /ɑː/

          Noun

          aa (definite accusative [please provide], plural aalar)

          1. seine, net
          2. web

          References

          • Kopuşçu M. İ., Todorova S. A., Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 8

          Indonesian

          Etymology

          Borrowed from Sundanese aa.

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /ˈa.a/, [ˈa.(ʔ)a]

          Noun

          aa (plural aa-aa)

          1. older brother

          Synonyms

          Inupiaq

          Etymology 1

          Interjection

          aa

          1. yes, I know
          2. I agree: expresses listener's agreement with storyteller or speaker
          Derived terms
          • aaqanuq

          Etymology 2

          Interjection

          aa

          1. expresses exasperation, criticism or dismay over what another person does or says, said in breathy voice
          2. expression of surprise or awe
          Derived terms
          • aakhaa
          • aallaalii

          Italian

          Etymology

            Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ˈa.a/
            • Rhymes: -aa
            • Hyphenation: à‧a

            Noun

            aa f (invariable)

            1. (volcanology) aa (type of lava flow)
              Synonym: afrolite

            Further reading

            • aa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
            • aa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

            Japanese

            Romanization

            aa

            1. Rōmaji transcription of ああ

            Javanese

            Romanization

            aa

            1. romanization of ꦲꦲ

            Kankanaey

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ʔaˈa/ [ʔʌˈa] (amazement)
              • Rhymes: -a
            • IPA(key): /ˈʔaa/ [ˈʔaː.ʌ] (go to the devil)
              • Rhymes: -aa
            • Syllabification: a‧a

            Interjection

            1. ah! (denoting amazement)

            Noun

            áa

            1. (derogatory) act of going to the devil

            Derived terms

            • inaa
            • inaadaka

            References

            • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “aa”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[3], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 1

            Ladin

            Etymology

            From Latin ārea. Compare Italian aia.

            Noun

            aa f (plural [please provide])

            1. farmyard
            2. threshing floor

            Latvian

            Interjection

            aa

            1. yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement, understanding)
              - Vai vēlies ēst? – Aa.
              - Do you want to eat? - Yeah.

            Lithuanian

            Etymology

            Compare Russian ага (aga), and English uh-huh.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): [ɐ.ˈɐ]
              • Rhymes:
              • Syllabification: a‧à
            • IPA(key): [ɐ.²ˈɑː]
              • Rhymes: -ɑː
              • Syllabification: a‧ã

            Interjection

            aà, aã

            1. yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement)
              - Ar̃ nóri válgyti? – .
              - Do you want to eat? - Yeah.

            Synonyms

            Further reading

            Lun Bawang

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ˈɔː/

            Determiner

            aa

            1. no, not, without

            Synonyms

            Lutuv

            Etymology

            From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔaar, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *haːr

            Noun

            aa

            1. chicken

            Malay

            Particle

            aa

            1. (text messaging, Internet slang) alternative form of -lah
              • 2024 February 24, @syynysa, X[4] (post), archived from the original on 6-2-2026:
                pening aa setiap sem nk kena tukar kelas
                [Peninglah, setiap semester nak kena tukar kelas.]
                I'm so bewildered that every semester need to change classroom.

            Manx

            Etymology

            From Old Irish , comparative form of oäc, from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos (compare Welsh ieuanc), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (compare English young).

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ɛː/

            Adjective

            aa

            1. comparative degree of aeg (young, adolescent, immature)

            Mbya Guarani

            Adverb

            aa

            1. here

            Middle English

            Etymology

            Borrowed from Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (water, stream). Doublet of ee.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /aː/

            Noun

            aa

            1. (Late Middle English, hapax legomenon) river, stream (in place name)

            References

            Middle Welsh

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ˈa.a/, /aː/

            Verb

            aa

            1. alternative form of a, third-person singular present indicative of mynet

            Murui Huitoto

            Alternative forms

            • a (superseded)

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): [ˈaː]
            • Hyphenation: aa

            Adverb

            aa

            1. up, above

            References

            • Shirley Burtch (1983), Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[5] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 19
            • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017), A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[6], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 145

            Mwotlap

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /aː/

            Interjection

            aa

            1. right? y'see? Discourse particle, generally placed at the end of a topic phrase, meant to make sure that the addressee identifies a shared referent.
              • Hansel, The dancing Dead. Traditional narrative, recorded 1998. (read online)
                N-et vitwag a– mi gēn gōh en aa, kē n-ēh laptō!
                And that human who's amongst us, y'know? Well, I'm sure he's still alive!

            References

            Postposition

            aa

            1. third-person indefinite of baa

            Northern Sami

            Interjection

            aa

            1. no

            Norwegian

            Letter

            aa

            1. obsolete spelling of å

            Norwegian Bokmål

            Letter

            aa

            1. obsolete spelling of å

            Norwegian Nynorsk

            Alternative forms

            • Aa (letter and noun, upper case)

            Conjunction

            aa

            1. obsolete spelling of å (pronunciation spelling of og)

            Interjection

            aa

            1. obsolete typography of å

            Letter

            aa (upper case Aa)

            1. obsolete typography of å

            Noun

            aa f (definite singular aai, indefinite plural aaer or aair, definite plural aaerne or aaine)

            1. obsolete typography of å

            Particle

            aa

            1. obsolete typography of å

            Preposition

            aa

            1. obsolete typography of å

            References

            • Ivar Aasen (1850), “aa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

            Old Galician-Portuguese

            Etymology 1

            Alternative forms

            Contraction

            aa f

            1. contraction of a +‎ a, literally to/at the
              • [C]omo hũa moller q̇ iogaua os dados en pulla lançou hũa pedra aa omagen de ſṫa maṙi[a] poꝛ q̇ perdera ⁊ parou un angeo de pedra que y eſtaua a mão ⁊ reçibiu o colpe.
                [H]ow a woman who was playing the dices in Apulia threw a stone at the statue of Holy Mary because she had lost, and an angel of stone which was there reached out its hand and received the blow.
            Descendants
            • Galician: á
            • Portuguese: à

            Etymology 2

            Inherited from Latin ala (wing).

            Noun

            aa f (plural aas)

            1. wing
            Descendants
            • Galician: á
            • Portuguese: á

            Paraujano

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ˈaː/
            • Rhymes: -aː
            • Syllabification: aa

            Adverb

            aa

            1. there (far from the speaker)

            References

            • Álvarez, José; Bravo, María (2008), “aa”, in Diccionario básico de la lengua añú [Basic dictionary of the Añú language]‎[7], Maracaibo, Venezuela: University of Zulia, →ISBN, page 41.

            Pennsylvania German

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ɔː/
            • Rhymes: -ɔː
            • Homophone: ah

            Etymology 1

            From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk; cognate with German auch, Dutch ook, Old English ēac.

            Alternative forms

            Adverb

            aa

            1. also, too
              • 2004, Ammon Weber, edited by C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 1:
                Ich bin mol in der Busche[1] gange. Ich bin aa. / Ich hab mei Ax mitgenumme. Ich hab aa. / Ich hab en Baam umghackt. Ich hab aa. / Ich hab ihn heemgschleeft. Ich hab aa. / Ich hab en Seidrog rausgmacht. Ich hab aa. / Die Sei hen rausgfresse. Ich hab aa.
                I went into the woods. I did, too. / I took my axe with me. I did, too. / I chopped down a tree. I did, too. / I dragged it home. I did, too. / I made a pig feeding though out of it. I did, too. / The pigs ate out of it. I did, too.
              • 2004, Abner F. Beiler, edited by C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 1:
                Ich will aa mit.
                I want to go along also.
            2. to be sure, certainly, indeed
              • 2004, C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 1:
                Ich denk awwer aa! … Kummt er aa?
                Well, I am sure! … Will he be sure to come?

            Interjection

            aa

            1. (rare) to be sure!
              Synonyms: allerdings, doch, freilich, ei, ya

            Etymology 2

            From Old High German ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (up, on high). Compare German an, Dutch aan, English on.

            Adverb

            aa

            1. on (of a light)
              • 1925 May 4, Pumpernickel Bill (William Stahley Troxell), The Allentown Morning Call[8]; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 1:
                Wie er nayer on der Hall kumma is hot er gsehna os noch ken lichter aw sin.
                As he approached the hall, he saw he didn't have any lights on anymore.
            2. in session (of a school)
              • 2004, C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 1:
                Molly, iss die Schul schunn aa?
                Molly, has the school already taken in?
            3. burning (of a fire)
              • 1922, Harry Hower, Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 1:
                Iss es Feier aa?
                Is the fire burning?
            4. on, starting
              vun heit aafrom today on

            Footnotes

            1. ^ The more common plural of Busch is Bisch.

            References

            • Beam, C. R., Brown, J. R., & Trout, J. L. (2004). The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary: Vol. 1 (A) (1st ed.). Masthof Press.
            • Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary. (n.d.). https://padutchdictionary.com/#q=aa

            Scots

            Adjective

            aa

            1. Shetland form of a' (all)

            References

            Stoney

            Noun

            aa

            1. mould, mildew

            Sundanese

            Noun

            aa

            1. older brother

            Swedish

            Alternative forms

            Etymology

            A relaxed pronunciation of ja.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /²ɑːa/

            Adverb

            aa (not comparable)

            1. (colloquial) Expresses agreement or affirmation; yeah, yes
              Antonym:
              – Det är gott med pizza. – Aa, de äre.
              – Pizza is good. – Yeah, it is.
              – Såg du tricket han gjorde? – Aa, helt sjukt!
              – Did you see the trick he did? – Yeah, crazy!
              – Har du matat kaninerna? – Aa, det har jag.
              – Have you fed the rabbits? – Yes, I have.

            Usage notes

            Often doubly emphasized – compare mhm.

            Tagalog

            Etymology 1

            From the reduplication of Hokkien  / (ak, dirty), according to Manuel (1948). Compare Indonesian eek. False cognate of Greenlandic a'a.

            Pronunciation

            • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈʔaʔ/ [ʔɐˈʔaʔ], /ˈʔaʔaʔ/ [ˈʔaː.ʔɐʔ]
            • Rhymes: -aʔ, -aʔaʔ
            • Syllabification: a‧a

            Noun

            or (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀ) (childish)

            1. dirty things; filth (especially feces)
              Synonyms: dumi, ate, atse, tsetse, ipot, uo
            Derived terms

            Etymology 2

            Pronunciation

            • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaʔa/ [ˈʔaː.ʔɐ]
            • Rhymes: -aʔa
            • Syllabification: a‧a

            Interjection

            aa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀ)

            1. an exclamation expressing warning
            See also

            Etymology 3

            Pronunciation

            • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈʔaʔ/ [ʔɐˈʔaʔ]
            • Rhymes: -aʔ
            • Syllabification: a‧a

            Noun

            (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀ) (obsolete)

            1. name of the Baybayin letter , corresponding to "a"
            See also

            Further reading

            • aa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
            • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 12
            • Douglas, Carstairs (1873), “ok [R. ak, dirty].”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 352; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 352
            • Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.[9] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
            • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[10] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 1:
              A) AA yaon (pc) la primera letra del. a.b.c. Tagalog. Eſta letra A. ſegun. S. Iſidoro (lib.r. Ethimolo) es la primera letra de todas las lẽguas. Los Latinos y Eſpañoles ſolos la nombran, como la eſcriuen, y la eſcriuen, como la nombran, las de mas naciones no, q̃ ſõ muy diferentes ẽ eſto. Porque el Hebreo la llama Aleph, el Griego. Alpha, el Arabigo. Alipha, &t, y nuestros Tagalos. A ,|, Aayaon ,|; [], y eſto [ſolo para] nombralla de porſi, vt, anung ng̃alã [niring] litra? como ſellama eſta letra? ℞, Aayaon, mas en eſcritura, y en lo que hablan, raçonando, [la eſcriuẽ], y [pronuncian] ſimplemẽte, como ſuena, A.

            Tlingit

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /aː/

            Letter

            aa (upper case Aa)

            1. (US) A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.
              Synonym: à

            See also

            Võro

            Noun

            aa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

            1. The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

            Inflection

            This noun needs an inflection-table template.

            Votic

            Etymology

            Probably borrowed from Russian ага (aga).

            Pronunciation

            • (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑː]
            • Rhymes: -ɑː
            • Hyphenation: aa

            Interjection

            aa

            1. yep, yeah
            2. aha, uh-huh

            References

            • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “aa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[11], 2nd edition, Tallinn

            Yoruba

            Etymology 1

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /àá/

            Contraction

            àá

            1. contraction of àwa +‎ á, literally We'll
              Àá lọ sí Amẹ́ríkà ní oṣù tí ó ń bọ̀.
              We'll be going to the U.S. next month.

            Etymology 2

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /áá/

            Contraction

            áá

            1. contraction of òun +‎ á, literally He'll, she'll, it'll
              Áá rí wa l'ọ́jọ́ márùn-ún òní.
              She'll be seeing us four days from now.

            Zyphe

            Noun

            aa

            1. chicken

            References

            • Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎[12]