кая

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *k(i)aya. Cognate to Southern Altai кайа (kaya), etc.

Noun

кая • (kaya) (Arabic spelling قايا)

  1. rock, cliff

See also

  • кыя (kıya, “hillside”)

References

  • Levitskaja, L. S.; Dybo, A. V.; Rassadin, V. I. (1997), “ҚА:ЙА”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Jazyki russkoj kulʹtury, page 198
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