ayı

Meaning

1. bear
2. (colloquial) a rude primitive person

Hyphenated as

a‧yı

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɑˈjɯ]

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آیی (ayı, “bear”), from earlier *ayïɣ < *aδïɣ, from Proto-Turkic *adïg (“bear”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰑𐰍 (d¹ǧ /⁠adïɣ⁠/, “bear”), Karakhanid اَذِغْ (aδïɣ, “bear”).

Sentences

Ay var yılı besler , yıl var ayı beslemez .

Month feeds the year, year does not feed the month.

Ayı akım , kirpi yumuşağım demiş.

The bear said he was soft, the hedgehog said he was soft.

Konserin tarihi Ocak ayı ortasında açıklanacak.

The exact date will be announced in mid-January.