Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/aiⁿ

by Adele Marion Fielde

àiⁿ

• 欲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?