utanmaq

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic утанмаг
Perso-Arabic اوتانماق‎

Etymology

From Common Turkic *ubun (“shame”) +‎ -an[1]. Cognate with Turkish utanmak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /utɑnˈmɑχ/, [utɑˈmːɑχ]
  • Hyphenation: ut‧an‧maq

Verb

utanmaq

  1. (intransitive, with ablative) to feel shy or uncomfortable
    Soruşmaqdan utanma. ― Don't be shy to ask.
  2. (intransitive, with ablative) to feel ashamed
    Utanım sənin yerinə! ― Shame on you! (literally, “May I be ashamed in your place!”)
    Synonym: xəcalət çəkmək

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References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*ubut”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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