یای

See also: -ئاي‎, ئاي‎, and ياي‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”).

Noun

یای • (yay)

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *yāy (“summer”).

Noun

یای • (yay)

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