آیوا

See also: آيوا

Ottoman Turkish

آیوا

Alternative forms

• آیوه (ayva)

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian آبی (âbi, “quince”), in turn from Persian آب (âb, “water”) (as in 'a fruit that is watered manually, rather than by rain' (cf. دائمی (daimî, “watered by rain (and not by hand)”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ajˈva]

Noun

آیوا • (ayva)

1. quince

   Synonym: سفرجل (sefercel)

Derived terms

• آیواجی (ayvacı)

Descendants

• Turkish: ayva
• → Armenian: այվա (ayva)
• → Crimean Tatar: ayva, aywa (Romanian spelling)
  • → Belarusian: айва́ (ajvá)
  • → Russian: айва́ (ajvá)
  • → Ukrainian: айва́ (ajvá)
    • → Polish: ajwa
• → Iraqi Arabic: حيوة (ḥēwa) (from the form hayva)
• → Laz: ჰაჲვა (hayva), ჰეჲვა (heyva)