Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/aiⁿ

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àiⁿ

  • àiⁿ1139767
  • To desire, to wish, to long for; about to, ready to, on the point of.
lṳ́ àiⁿ a m̆?
Do you want it or not?
i àiⁿ, úa m̆;
he wants to but I will not.
àiⁿ li àiⁿ, bŏi tit tîeh;
as for wanting it I want it, but I cannot have it.
sĭ úa sim só̤ àiⁿ;
it is what my heart desires.
m̄-àiⁿ; màiⁿ;
does not want it.
i cha-m̄-to̤ àiⁿ lâi;
he is about to come.
i ciang àiⁿ khṳ̀;
he is about to go.
lṳ́ àiⁿ tńg-khṳ̀ có-ke a būe?
Are you going to return to you native land yet?
i àiⁿ cò̤;
he is going to make it.
i tàⁿ i àiⁿ khṳ̀;
he said he should go.
úa àiⁿ lâi khîeh;
I will come and get it.
i àiⁿ mih kâi?
What does he want?
i àiⁿ khí chù;
he is going to build a house.
i phien-phien àiⁿ;
he is bent upon it.
i ngĕ àiⁿ;
he fixedly desires it.
i cwn àiⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤ ;
he especially wishes it to be made thus.
i kù-ì aiⁿ lâi;
he is set upon coming.
i kâi sim lăi sĭ àiⁿ, chùi m̄ káⁿ tàⁿ;
he desires it in his heart, but dare not say so.
àiⁿ mē?
Do you wish to?