burmaq

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bur(a)- (to twist).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [burˈmɑχ]
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  • Hyphenation: bur‧maq

Verb

burmaq

  1. (transitive) to curl (to twist or form into ringlets)
  2. (transitive) twist (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
  3. (transitive) turn (change the direction or orientation of (something))
  4. (transitive) screw (to connect or assemble pieces using a screw)
  5. (transitive) to castrate (remove the testicles of)
  6. (intransitive) only used in qarnı burmaq (to have an upset stomach, to have a stomachache)

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References

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