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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ayı.

bear

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɑˈjɯ]

  1. bear

  2. a rude primitive person

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish آیی (ayı, “bear”), from earlier *ayïɣ < *aδïɣ, from Proto-Turkic *adïg (“bear”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰑𐰍 (d¹g¹ /⁠adïɣ⁠/, “bear”), Karakhanid اَذِغْ (aδïɣ, “bear”).

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