ئاي

See also: -ئاي‎

Uyghur

Etymology

From Chagatai آی‎ (ʾāy, “Moon; month”), from Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (“Moon; month”). Cognate with Uzbek oy, Turkish ay, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑj/

Noun

ئاي • (ay) (plural ئايلار‎ (aylar))

  1. a moon; the Moon
    ‏تولۇن ئاي‎‎ ― tolun ay ― a full moon
    ‏ئاي پاتتى‎ ― ay patti ― the moon set
  2. a month
    ‏ئۆتكەن ئاي‎‎ ― ötken ay ― last month
  3. an epithet for beauty, as the moon, like moonlight, beautiful
    ‏ئاي جامال‎ ― ay jamal ― a beautiful face, beautiful looks
  4. menstruation, menses, period
    ‏ئاي كۆرمەك‎ ― ay körmek ― to menstruate, to have a period

Declension

for ئاي (the moon)
for ئاي (the month)
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