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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عیاش (ʿayyaş, “fond of good living and merriment, a toper, sot”),[1] from Arabic عَيَّاشْ (ʕayyāš, “one who lives in prosperity”), from عَاشَ (ʕāša, “to live, to be alive”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ajˈjaʃ/
- Hyphenation: ay‧yaş
Noun
ayyaş (definite accusative ayyaşı, plural ayyaşlar)
- drunkard, drunk
- Synonyms: içkici, içici, keş, küplü, (archaic) bekri
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