тамаҡ

From *tāmāq ~ *tāmğāq "throat".

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (tamğaq, “throat, pharynx”); Kazakh тамақ (tamaq, “throat, food”), Kumyk тамакъ (“throat”), Uzbek tomoq (“throat, food”), Uyghur تاماق‎ (tamaq, “food”), Turkmen damak (“throat; food”), Khakas тамах (tamax, “throat; food”), Yakut тамах (tamax, “throat”).

• IPA^(key): [tɑ.ˈmɑq]
• Hyphenation: та‧маҡ

тамаҡ • (tamaq)

1. (anatomy) throat, pharynx

   Тамағым шеште.

   Tamağïm šešte.

   My throat has swollen (=I have a sore throat).

2. mouth (of river)
3. a person's necessity to eat; stomach; food, meals

   Тамаҡҡа бешереү/әҙерләү.

   Tamaqqa bešerew/äðerläw.

   To cook a meal.

   Тамаҡ хаҡына эшләү.

   Tamaq xaqïna ešläw.

   To work for food.

   Тамаҡ тамуҡҡа төшөрә.

   Tamaq tamuqqa töšörä.

   Stomach will send (a person) down to hell.

   Балаларға, дөрөҫөн әйткәндә, яҡшылап тамаҡ та алып булмай.

   Balalarğa, döröθön äytkändä, yaqšïlap tamaq ta alïp bulmay.

   To tell the truth, (we) cannot even provide children with adequate food.

4. a person as a unit requiring meals; eater, mouth

   Ғаиләбеҙҙә йәнә бер тамаҡ артты.

   Ğailäbeððä yänä ber tamaq arttï.

   We have another new member of our family who needs to be fed.