bayağı

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From bayağ +‎ -ı.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɑjɑˈɣɯ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ğı

Adjective

bayağı (comparative daha bayağı, superlative ən bayağı)

  1. vulgar
  2. trite, hackneyed
  3. lowbrow

Further reading

Turkish

Alternative forms
  • baya (pronunciation spelling)

Etymology

From bayak + -ı. Cognate with Azerbaijani bayağı, Kazakh баяғы (baäğy, “same, old”), etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈba.ja.ɯ/, /ˈba.jɑː/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ğı

Adjective

bayağı

  1. vulgar
  2. common, ordinary, plain
  3. (informal) considerable

Usage notes

Used as an adverb, the sense “considerably” is similar to English pretty.

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • bayağı bayağı
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