See also: اويا

Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek ούγια (oúgia, sheepskin; fringe, edge), from Ancient Greek ᾤα (ṓia, sheepskin; border, fringe of a garment).

Noun

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اویا (oya)

  1. pinking, any kind of needlework or embroidery with scalloped edges made as a border or insertion

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: oya
  • Albanian: ojë
  • Bulgarian: оя (oja)
  • Macedonian: оја (oja)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: оја
    Latin script: oja

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