yekə

Of Mongolic origin. From Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (yeke, “large”), from Middle Mongolian ᠶᠡᠬᠡ (yeke)[1], from Proto-Mongolic *yeke whence also Modern Mongolian их (ih, “great”).

Attested since the 13th century[1]

• IPA^(key): [jeˈkæ ], [jeˈt͡ʃæ]
• Hyphenation: ye‧kə

yekə

1. large, big

   Evin iki dənə yekə balkonu var.

   The house has got two large balkonies.

   Bu adama inanmaq olmaz, çünki o yalançıların ən yekəsidir.

   This man can't be trusted, because he is the biggest liar of all.

   (literally, “because of all liars, he is the biggest one”)

   Synonyms: böyük, iri

   Antonyms: kiçik, balaca, çıkıllı

2. grown-up, grown

   Yekə kişisən, lüğət yazmaqla vaxtıvı niyə boş-boşuna itirirsən?

   You're a grown man, why are you wasting your time on writing a dictionary?

   Synonym: böyük

   Antonym: kiçik

• → Armenian: եքյա (ekʿya)