әйәй

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic ٴاياي
Cyrillic әйәй
Latin äiäi

Etymology

Possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Compare тәтәй (tätäi). Cognate with Kyrgyz аяй (ayay, “beautiful (childish)”)

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tætæj/

Adjective

әйәй • (äiäi) (childish)

  1. good
  2. beautiful
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