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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bay.

gentleman

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbaj/
  1. gentleman

    countable
  2. Mr.

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish بای (bay, “rich”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بای (bay), from Proto-Turkic *bāy (“rich, noble; many, numerous”). The meaning “sir, gentleman” was coined during the language reforms to replace bey.

adj/ˈbaj/
  1. rich, wealthy

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish بای (bay, “rich”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بای (bay), from Proto-Turkic *bāy (“rich, noble; many, numerous”). The meaning “sir, gentleman” was coined during the language reforms to replace bey.

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