yumuk

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یومق (yumuḳ, (of eyes, fist etc.) shut, closed)[1], from Ottoman Turkish یوممق (yummaḳ, to shut, to close), from Proto-Turkic *yum- (to close (eyes, mouth))[2][3], morphologically yum- + -uk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juˈmuk/
  • Hyphenation: yu‧muk

Adjective

yumuk

  1. Having been shut, closed.
    Synonyms: yumulu, kapalı
  2. (figuratively) Chubby, plump.

Declension

Derived terms

  • yamuk yumuk
  • yumuk gözlü

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890), یومق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2220
  2. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), **jüm- / *jum-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), yum-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • yumuk in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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