oy

Pronunciation: /oj/

“oy” is a Turkish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

vote
opinion, thought, vision

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ottoman Turkish اوی (oy, “thought”), itself from Old Anatolian Turkish اوی (oy), ultimately from onomatopoeic origin. Initially reintroduced to the language during 1930s as a Turkic replacement for fikir and rey (see kamuoyu (“public opinion”)).

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