یای

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See also: -ئاي, ئاي, and ياي

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”).

Noun

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یای • (yay)

  1. bow (for shooting)
    Synonym: كمان (keman)
  2. anything bow-shaped, also in architecture an arch
  3. spring, coil – Sprungfeder
Descendants
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  • Turkish: yay
  • → Arabic: يَاي (yāy, “spring”)
  • → Armenian: յայ (yay)
  • → Bulgarian: яй (jaj)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Turkic *yāy (“summer”).

Noun

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یای • (yay)

  1. (earlier Ottoman) summer
    Synonym: یاز (yaz)
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