aydan aya

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آیدن آیه (aydan aya),[1] from آی (ay),[2] equivalent to ay (the Moon; a month) +‎ -dan (ablative suffix) +‎ ay +‎ -a (dative suffix), literally from month to month.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ajˈdan.a.ja/
  • Hyphenation: ay‧dan‧a‧ya

Adverb[edit]

aydan aya

  1. monthly, once a month
    Synonym: ayda bir

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آیدن آیه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 26
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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