yay

Meaning

Noun

1. bow (weapon)
2. spring

Verb

second-person singular imperative of yaymak

yaymak

1. (transitive) to scatter; to spread
2. (transitive) to spread, broadcast, disseminate

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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

Translations

arco

Bogen

🙇

arco

🙇

arco

🙇

arc

🙇

boog

🙇

arc

🙇

ressort

Feder

🪶

τόξο

arcus

kevan

🙇

archet

🙇

arc

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: یای

Cognate with Azerbaijani: yay

Cognate with Crimean Tatar: yay

Cognate with Gagauz: yay

Cognate with Bashkir: йәйә

Cognate with Chuvash: ҫу

Cognate with Nogai: яй

Cognate with Khakas: чааӌах

Cognate with Karaim: jaj

Cognate with Kazakh: жақ

Cognate with Kyrgyz: жаа

Cognate with Southern Altai: јаа

Cognate with Tatar: җәя

Cognate with Turkmen: ýāý

Cognate with Uzbek: yoy

Cognate with Tuvinian: ча

Cognate with Uyghur: يا

In summary

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 укҫу (ukśu), 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.