жумшак

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yɨm-ĺča-k (“soft”). Cognate with Old Uyghur jumšaq (“soft”); Tatar йомшак (yomşaq), Kazakh жұмсақ (jūmsaq), Southern Altai јымжак (ǰïmžak), Turkish yumuşak, Khakas нымзах (nımzax), Tuvan чымчак (çımçak), Yakut сымна (sımna), сымнаҕас (sımnağas), Chuvash ҫемҫе (śemś̬e, “soft”), etc.

Adjective

жумшак • (jumşak) (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide], Arabic spelling جۇمشاق)

1. soft
2. mild

Derived terms

• жуп-жумшак (jup-jumşak)
• жумшактоо (jumşaktoo)