قیا

Ottoman Turkish

قیا

Alternative forms

  • قایا (kaya)

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

  • قیا باشی (kaya başı, top of a rocky cliff)
  • قیا بالغی (kaya balığı, goby, gudgeon)
  • قیا قوروغی (kaya koruğu, houseleek)
  • قیا كلری (kaya keleri, chameleon)
  • قیا لیفی (kaya lifi, asbestos)
  • قیا یاروغی (kaya yaruği, cave, cavern)
  • قیالق (kayalık, rocky)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kaya

Further reading

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