قیا

Ottoman Turkish

قیا

Alternative forms

  • قایا‎ (kaya)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *k(i)aya (“rock, mountain”); cognate with Azerbaijani qaya, Bashkir ҡая (qaya), Tatar кыя (qıya), Turkmen gaýa, Uzbek qoya and Yakut хайа (qaya).

Noun

قیا • (kaya)

  1. rock, boulder, a large mass of stone
  2. cliff, precipice, a vertical rock face
    Synonyms: اوچرم‎ (uçurum), یار‎ (yar)
  3. reef, a chain of rocks lying at the surface of the water

Derived terms

  • قیا باشی‎ (kaya başı, “top of a rocky cliff”)
  • قیا بالغی‎ (kaya balığı, “goby, gudgeon”)
  • قیا قوروغی‎ (kaya koruğu, “houseleek”)
  • قیا كلری‎ (kaya keleri, “chameleon”)
  • قیا لیفی‎ (kaya lifi, “asbestos”)
  • قیا یاروغی‎ (kaya yaruği, “cave, cavern”)
  • قیالق‎ (kayalık, “rocky”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kaya

Further reading

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