жұмбақ

Kazakh
Cyrillic жұмбақ (jumbaq)
Arabic جۇمباق‎

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *jom(ŋ)ak (“tale, legend; riddle”). Cognate with Bashkir йомаҡ (yomaq, “riddle”), Uzbek yumboq (“riddle”), Kyrgyz жомок (comok, “epic tale; fairy-tale”), Khakas нымах (nımax, “epic tale; fairy-tale”), Yakut номох (nomox, “tale”), etc.

Adjective

жұмбақ • (jumbaq)

  1. mysterious
    жұмбақ адам
    jumbaq adam
    mysterious person
    жұмбақ жағдай
    jumbaq jağday
    mysterious circumstances

Noun

жұмбақ • (jumbaq)

  1. riddle, enigma
    жұмбақ айту
    jumbaq aytw
    to propose a riddle
    жұмбақ жұмбақты шешу
    jumbaq jumbaqtı şeşw
    to solve the riddle
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