gömmek

From Common Turkic *köm-. Cognate with Azerbaijani gömmək, Kazakh көму (kömu), Kyrgyz көмүү (kömüü), etc.

• IPA^(key): /ɟœmˈmec/
• Hyphenation: göm‧mek

gömmek (third-person singular simple present gömer)

1. (ditransitive) to bury (place in the ground)

   Altınları nereye gömdün?

   Where did you bury the gold?

2. (ditransitive) to bury (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb)

   Synonym: defnetmek

   Onu buraya gömeceğiz.

   We'll bury him here.

3. (transitive) to lay to rest

   Synonym: cenazeyi kaldırmak

4. (transitive) to attend to the funeral of the deceased
5. (ditransitive) to bury (hide or conceal as if by covering with earth)

   Suratımı kedimin göbüşüne gömmek çok hoşuma gidiyor.

   I really like burying my face in my kitten's belly.

6. (transitive, figurative, humorous) to bury, to outlive

   Öyle göründüğüne aldanma, çok sağlıklı. Seni, beni gömer.

   Don't fall for his looks, he's very healthy. I bet he'll outlive us.

7. (transitive, figurative) to bully, to criticize, to pick at

   Niye öyle gömdün ki şimdi?

   But why did you bully [him] like that, all of a sudden?