Etymology

From *jadağ "on foot". No consensus exists on the derivation of this archetype.

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰖𐰑𐰍 ‎(yadaγ, “on foot”), Kazakh жаяу ‎(jayaw), Kyrgyz жөө ‎(cöö), Uzbek yayov ‎(“on foot”), Turkish yaya ‎(“pedestrian, afoot, on foot”) etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jæ.ˈjæw]
• Hyphenation: йә‧йәү