This is the 604th most frequent Turkish word.
aya
The Turkish word "aya" means "to the moon" or "moon" in some contexts.
Here, 'ay' means 'moon' in Turkish.
Ay ışığı bu gece çok parlak.
The moonlight is very bright tonight.
In this sentence, 'aya' refers to 'the moon' as the destination in the allative case.
Aya çıkmak bilimkurgu filmlerinde sıkça işlenen bir konudur.
Going to the moon is a topic frequently explored in science fiction movies.
Again, 'aya' refers to 'the moon' but in the context of describing an action directed towards it.