ayak

ayak

1. post, pillar
2. A harpoon used for whaling.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ayak, or alternatively from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayag.

ayak (Jawi spelling ايق, plural ayak-ayak, informal 1st possessive ayakku, 2nd possessive ayakmu, 3rd possessive ayaknya)

1. sifter, sieve

ayak (Jawi spelling ايق)

1. to sift, to sieve

   Synonym: tapis

• Indonesian: ayak

• “ayak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈjɑk]

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• Hyphenation: a‧yak

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آیاق (ayak, “foot”), from earlier *aδaq, from Proto-Turkic *adak (“foot”).

ayak (definite accusative ayağı, plural ayaklar)

1. (anatomy) foot
2. (architecture) pillar, tower
   • 2022 February 14, “1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü’nde asfaltlama çalışmaları tamamlandı”, in Hurriyet:

     Dünyanın en büyük asma köprüsü unvanına da sahip olan köprünün ayakları 318 metrelik yüksekliğiyle 18 Mart Çanakkale Deniz Zaferi’ni simgeliyor.

     The towers of the bridge, which also holds the title of the world's largest suspension bridge, symbolize the March 18 Çanakkale Naval Victory with their height of 318 meters.

• ayaklı
• ayaklık
• ayaksız
• ayaklanmak

• but

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ańak (“vessel, cup”)

ayak (definite accusative ayağı, plural ayaklar)

1. (dialectal) bowl, vessel
2. (dialectal) glass
3. (dialectal) goblet
4. (dialectal) coffee table