yay
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alteration of yea (“yes; even, truly, verily”). More at yea.
Alternative forms edit
Interjection edit
yay
- (colloquial) An expression of happiness.
- Yay! I have finally finished my work!
- Misspelling of yea.
Synonyms edit
- (an expression of happiness): hooray
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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Adverb edit
yay (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of yea
- The tree was yay big.
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of yayo, from Spanish llello.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
yay (uncountable)
- (US, slang) Cocaine (powder or crack).
- 2006 December, “They Shootin'”, in Vibe:
- In Billy Corben's engrossing new documentary, Cocaine Cowboys (Magnolia Pictures), self-described "assassin" Jorge "Rivi" Ayala (among others) give up the goods on Miami's explosive early '80s yay trade.
- 2012, Azealia Banks, “Liquorice”, in 1991:
- I don't do yay, but if you want to, fine
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:cocaine.
Anagrams edit
Azerbaijani edit
Cyrillic | јај | |
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Abjad | یای |
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yāy (“summer”).[1]
Noun edit
yay (definite accusative yayı, plural yaylar)
Declension edit
Declension of yay | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | yay |
yaylar | ||||||
definite accusative | yayı |
yayları | ||||||
dative | yaya |
yaylara | ||||||
locative | yayda |
yaylarda | ||||||
ablative | yaydan |
yaylardan | ||||||
definite genitive | yayın |
yayların |
See also edit
Seasons in Azerbaijani · fəsillər (layout · text) · category | |||
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yaz (“spring”) | yay (“summer”) | payız (“autumn”) | qış (“winter”) |
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”).
Noun edit
yay (definite accusative yayı, plural yaylar)
- bow (a weapon used for shooting arrows)
Declension edit
Declension of yay | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | yay |
yaylar | ||||||
definite accusative | yayı |
yayları | ||||||
dative | yaya |
yaylara | ||||||
locative | yayda |
yaylarda | ||||||
ablative | yaydan |
yaylardan | ||||||
definite genitive | yayın |
yayların |
References edit
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*jāj”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
Middle English edit
Pronoun edit
yay
- Alternative form of þei (“they”)
Ojibwe edit
Particle edit
yay
- exclamation
- Way, yay, wewiib enda-gizhigaawan iniw ininaatigoon.
- Goodness gracious, hurry, the maples are running just fast.
Turkish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ottoman Turkish یای (yay), from Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”).
Cognate with Azerbaijani yay, Crimean Tatar yay, Gagauz yay, Bashkir йәйә (yəyə), Chuvash ҫу (śu), Nogai яй (yay), Khakas чааӌах (çaacax), Karaim jaj, йайа, йаа, Kazakh жақ (jaq), Kyrgyz жаа (jaa), Southern Altai јаа (ǰaa), Tatar җәя (cäya), Turkmen ýāý, Uzbek yoy, Tuvan ча (ça), Uyghur يا (ya), etc.
Noun edit
yay (definite accusative yayı, plural yaylar)
- bow (weapon)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
yay