dayı.
maternal uncle, one's mother's brother
Meaning & usage
maternal uncle, one's mother's brother
term of address to refer to any older man
macho, a man exhibiting extreme behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a male
dey
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دایی (dayı, “maternal uncle”), from Proto-Turkic *tāy.
good, nice
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Turkic *daja-gu.
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