yaxşı

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Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic јахшы
Abjad یاخشی

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yakšï. Cognate with Turkmen ýagşy, Salar yaxşı, Crimean Tatar yahşı, Tatar яхшы (yaxşı), Kyrgyz жакшы (jakşı), Kazakh жақсы (jaqsy), Uzbek yaxshi, Uyghur ياخشى (yaxshi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɑχˈʃɯ], [ˈjɑχʃɯ̥]
  • IPA(key): [jɑχˈt͡ʃɯ], [jɑχˈt͡sɯ] (as if spelled yaxçı)
  • Hyphenation: yax‧şı

Adjective

yaxşı (comparative daha yaxşı, superlative ən yaxşı)

  1. good (suitable)
    O yaxşı oğlandır.He's a good guy.
    Synonym: (archaic) eyi
    Antonyms: pis, yaman
Derived terms

Adverb

yaxşı

  1. well
    Gözəl səsi olan müğənni yaxşı oxuyur.
    The singer that has a beautiful voice sings well.
    Yaxşı fikirləşdin?
    Have you thought this through?
    (literally, “Have you thought well?”)
Derived terms

Interjection

yaxşı

  1. all right, OK; Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
    -Onda sabah bir yerdə gedək. -Yaxşı.
    -Then let's go together tomorrow. -OK.
    Synonyms: oldu, tamam
  2. all right, OK; Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.
    Yaxşı pulum nə oldu?All right, what about my money?