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Turkish
Etymology
From bal (“honey”) + ay (“moon”) + -ı (possessive suffix), a calque of French lune de miel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.ɫa.jɯ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧la‧yı
Noun
balayı (definite accusative balayını, plural balayları)
- honeymoon
- Synonym: cicimayı
Declension
Further reading
- “balayı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu