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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ay.

moon

2 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɑj/

  1. moon

    Ay'a ilk ayak basan insan Neil Armstrong'tur.

  2. month

    Bir yılda 12 ay var.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *āy Old Anatolian Turkish آیْ (ay) Ottoman Turkish آی (ay) Turkish ay Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آی (ay), from Old Anatolian Turkish آیْ (ay), from Proto-Turkic *āy.

intj

  1. exclamation of surprise, shock or fear: oh!

    Ay kim gelmiş!

  2. exclamation of pain: ouch!

    Ay, başım!
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish آی (ay!), akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (ay!, “oh!”), Old Uyghur 𐽰𐽶𐽶 (ay!, “hey!, oh!”).

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