yay

Meaning

Noun

bow (weapon)

Verb

second-person singular imperative of yaymak

Concepts

bow

🙇

spring

arc

longbow

an arc

pulses per second

symbols per second

Synonyms

zemberek

kavis

yaz

🏖️

parantez

pervane

sarkaç

yay kirişi

eğri

teker

🛞

kiriş

🪢

ok

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یای (yay), from Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”).
cognates
Cognate with Azerbaijani yay, Crimean Tatar yay, Gagauz yay, Bashkir йәйә (yəyə), Chuvash ҫу (śu), Nogai яй (yay), Khakas чааӌах (çaacax), Karaim jaj, йайа, йаа, Kazakh жақ (jaq), Kyrgyz жаа (jaa), Southern Altai јаа (ǰaa), Tatar җәя (cäya), Turkmen ýāý, Uzbek yoy, Tuvan ча (ça), Uyghur يا (ya), etc.