اویا

See also: اويا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • اویه (oya)

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ούγια (oúgia, sheepskin; fringe, edge), from Ancient Greek ᾤα (ṓia, sheepskin; border, fringe of a garment).

Noun

اویا • (oya)

  1. pinking, any kind of needlework or embroidery with scalloped edges made as a border or insertion

Derived terms

  • اویاجی (oyacı, pinking embroiderer)
  • اویالاتمق (oyalatmak, to make or let loiter)
  • اویالامق (oyalamak, to pink, embroider)
  • اویالاندرمق (oyalandırmak, to make or let loiter)
  • اویالانمق (oyalanmak, to loiter and waste time)
  • اویالی (oyalı, decorated with pinkings)

Descendants

  • Turkish: oya
  • Albanian: ojë
  • Bulgarian: оя (oja)
  • Macedonian: оја (oja)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: оја
    Latin script: oja

Further reading

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