قیا

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Ottoman Turkish

قیا

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *k(i)aya (rock, mountain); cognate with Azerbaijani qaya, Bashkir ҡая (qaya), Tatar кыя (qıya), Turkmen gaýa, Uzbek qoya and Yakut хайа (qaya).

Noun

قیا (kaya)

  1. rock, boulder, a large mass of stone
  2. cliff, precipice, a vertical rock face
    Synonyms: اوچرم (uçurum), یار (yar)
  3. reef, a chain of rocks lying at the surface of the water

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: kaya

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