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derya.

sea

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/deɾˈjaː/[d̪ɛɾ.jäː]

  1. sea

    dated · poetic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دَرْیٰا (deryâ, “sea; river”), from Old Anatolian Turkish دَرۡیٰا (deryā), from Classical Persian دریا (daryā, “sea; river”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dlydʾp̄ /⁠drayāb⁠/, “sea”). Compare also Azerbaijani dərya, Uzbek daryo, Uyghur دەريا (derya), etc.

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