uymak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اویمق‎ (uymak), from Proto-Turkic *ud- (“to follow, conform”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uj.mak/

Verb

uymak (third-person singular simple present uyar)

  1. (intransitive) to go with, to match, look good with, harmonize with
    Ayakkabın eteğine uyuyor. ― Your shoes match your skirt.
  2. (intransitive) to suit, fit, be the right size and shape for
    Bu giysilerin tümü sana uydu mu? ― Did all of these clothes fit you?
  3. (intransitive) to follow, conform to, comply with; to conform to (someone's) wishes, fall in line with, fall in with
    Kurallara uy! ― Follow the rules!
    Şeytana uydum. ― I fell into temptation (literally, “complied with the devil”)
  4. (intransitive) to adapt (to), adjust (to)

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Descendants

  • → Ladino: uydear

References

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