olay

== English == === Alternative forms === ola, ollah, ollay === Etymology === From Tamil ஓலை (ōlai). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈəʊleɪ/ Homophone: olé === Noun === olay (countable and uncountable, plural olays) palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a steel-tipped stylus === References === “olay”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Loya, Yola, yoal, yola == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Borrowed from Turkish olay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [oɫɑj] Hyphenation: o‧lay === Noun === olay (definite accusative olayı, plural olaylar) event, happening Synonym: hadisə ==== Declension ==== == Gagauz == === Etymology === Borrowed from Turkish olay. By surface analysis, ol- +‎ -ay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /u̯oˈɫɑj/ Hyphenation: o‧lay === Noun === olay (definite accusative olayı, plural olaylar) event, incident ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Kopuşçu M. İ., Todorova S. A., Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “olay”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 122 == Maranao == === Adjective === olay old == Turkish == === Etymology === By surface analysis, ol- (“to happen”) +‎ -ay. Coined by Turkish Language Association in 1937. displaced Ottoman Turkish derivatives hâl, hadise and others. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈɫaj/ Hyphenation: o‧lay === Noun === olay (definite accusative olayı, plural olaylar) event, happening, incident, phenomenon Synonyms: vaka, hadise (informal) thing (a genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists) (slang) very impressive, eye-catching ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Azerbaijani: olay → Gagauz: olay === References === === Further reading === “olay”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “olay”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “olay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük