жая

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Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (bow).

Noun

жая (jaya)

  1. bow (a weapon used for shooting arrows)

Declension

Further reading

  • Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “жая”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН