учмакъ

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *uč- (“to fly”).

Verb

учмакъ • (uçmaq) (intransitive)

1. to fly
   • 1982, İbrahim Kerimow, quoting Межитов А., Qaşğa buzaw., 1979, quoted in Qumuq tilni qujurlu grammatikası, Makhachkala‎^[1]:

     Къуш тюгюл, амма уча,
     Къакъмай бир де къанатын.
     Булут ярып ёл ача.
     Недир, билигиз атын?

     Quş tügül, amma uça,
     Qaqmay bir de qanatın.
     Bulut yarıp yol aça.
     Nedir, biligiz atın?

     It's not a bird, but it flies,
     And it doesn't beat its wings either.
     It breaks its way through the clouds.
     What is it, do you know its name?

Further reading

• Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “учмакъ”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН