жаа

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Kyrgyz[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *yā(y). Cognate with Kazakh жай (jai), Kumyk жая (jaya), Azerbaijani yay, Turkish yay, Turkmen ýāý, Uzbek yoy, Shor чачақ, Tuvan ча (ça), Western Yugur ya (arrow), etc.

Noun[edit]

жаа (jaa) (Arabic spelling جاا)

  1. bow

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *yag-, compare Turkish yağmak.

Verb[edit]

жаа (jaa) (Arabic spelling جاا)

  1. to rain, to fall (as rain)