хайа
Yakut edit
Etymology 1 edit
From earlier *qaya, from Proto-Turkic *k(i)aya. Cognate with Dolgan кайа, Turkish kaya (“rock”).
Noun edit
хайа • (qaya)
Derived terms edit
- хайа хараҥаччыта (qaya qarañaccıta, “Pacific swift”)
- хайа хаспаҕа (qaya qaspağa, “cave”)
Etymology 2 edit
Perhaps from Proto-Turkic *ka- (“interrogative stem”). Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (kayū, “what, which”). Related to Turkish hangi.
Determiner edit
хайа • (qaya)