жаа

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zaa"

Kyrgyz

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yā(y). Cognate with Kazakh жай (jai), Kumyk жая (jaya), Azerbaijani yay, Turkish yay, Turkmen ýāý, Uzbek yoy, Shor чачақ, Tuvan ча (ça), Western Yugur ya (“arrow”), etc.

Noun

жаа • (jaa) (Arabic spelling جاا)

1. bow

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *yag-, compare Turkish yağmak.

Verb

жаа • (jaa) (Arabic spelling جاا)

1. to rain, to fall (as rain)