yelmek

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited rom Ottoman Turkish یلمك‎ (yelmek), from Proto-Turkic *yel- (“to run, hurry”) and possibly related to yel (“wind”), yelek (“waistcoat”) and yelken (“sail”).

Verb

yelmek (third-person singular simple present yeler)

  1. (intransitive, for a person) to run, rush, hurry, go fast
    Synonym: koşmak
  2. (intransitive, for a horse) to trot, run
    Synonym: eşmek

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • yeldirmek
  • yelme
  • yelmek yüğürmek

Further reading

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