оя

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Bashkir

Ҡош ояһы.
A bird's nest.
Эт ояһы.
A dog's kennel.

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *uya (nest; place inhabited by an animal). Compare Southern Altai уйа (uya), Turkish yuva (nest, home).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: о‧я

Noun

оя (oya)

  1. place inhabited by an animal (including birds, insects etc.)
    1. (wild animals) lair, den, burrow, etc.
    Бүре ояһы.
    Büre oyahı.
    Wolf's lair.
    1. (domestic animals except cattle)
    Эт ояһы.
    Et oyahı.
    Doghouse, kennel.
    1. (birds) nest or other place inhabited by birds
    Сыйырсыҡ ояһы.
    Sıyırsıq oyahı.
    Starlings' birdhouse.
    Аҡ өкөнөң себештәре көнөнә берешәр моронлай, шуға күрә бер оялағы ҡошсоҡтар төрлө буйлы була, кеселәре йыш ҡына үлеп ҡала.
    Aq ökönöñ sebeştəre könönə bereşər moronlay, şuğa kürə ber oyalağı qoşsoqtar törlö buylı bula, keseləre yış qına ülep qala.
    Snowy owl's chicks hatch one a day, therefore the young birds in one nest have different statures, those younger often die.
  2. (figuratively) a place inhabited by criminals, homeless people, fringe groups, etc.
    Баҙар янындағы туҡталыш күптән инде берәҙәктәр, эскеселәр ояһына әүерелгән.
    Baźar yanındağı tuqtalış küptən inde berəźəktər, eskeselər oyahına əwerelgən.
    The (bus) stop. next to the market has long turned into a den of hobos and drunkards.

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