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aiyo.

Expressing distress, regret, or fear.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/aɪˈjoʊ//aɪˈjoʊ/Singapore[ˌaɪ(˦)˨ ˈjoʊ(˨˦˧)]Singapore
  1. Expressing distress, regret, or fear.

    China · India · Malaysia · Singapore · South · Sri-Lanka · informal
Where this word comes from

Mainly borrowed from Tamil ஐயோ (aiyō) and Sinhalese අයියෝ (ayiyō). Common in Dravidian languages; compare Telugu అయ్యో (ayyō), Kannada ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō), Malayalam അയ്യോ (ayyō), Tulu ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō), Kurux अयो (ayo). Alternatively from Chinese 哎喲 /哎哟 (āiyō) in Malaysia and Singapore.

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