йәй

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Bashkir

Йәй

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yāy (summer).

Cognate with Old Uyghur (yay, summer); Tatar җәй (cäy), Kyrgyz жай (jay), Kumyk яй (yay), Southern Altai јай (ǰay), Azerbaijani yay; also affixed forms: Khakas чайғы (çayğı), Shor чайғы (summer), Yakut сайын (sayın, summer).

Pronunciation

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  • Йәй:(file)
  • Hyphenation: йәй (one syllable)

Noun

йәй (yəy)

  1. summer
    Бал тәме — йәйҙең йәме.
    Bal təme — yəyźeñ yəme.
    The taste of honey is the summer's cream.
    Йоҡа ҡар ҡатламында тибенеп, йәйҙән ҡалған үләнде ашап ҡыш сыға башҡорт аты.
    Yoqa qar qatlamında tibenep, yəyźən qalğan ülənde aşap qış sığa başqort atı.
    The Bashkir horse overwinters by eating the grass remaining from the summer, breaking the thin snow layer with its hooves.

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