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یوماق

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Khalaj

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Verb

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یوُماق (yûmaq)

  1. Arabic spelling of yûmaq (to wash)

Ottoman Turkish

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یوماق

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yumgak (ball of wool; thread), a derivation from *yum (round), whence یومرو (yumru, round, globular). Cognate with Azerbaijani yumaq, Bashkir йомғаҡ (yomğaq), Chuvash ҫӑмха (śămh̬a), Khakas ныңмах (nıñmax), Southern Altai јумгак (ǰumgak), Tatar йомгак (yomgak), Turkmen ýumak and Uzbek yumaloq.

Noun

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یوماق (yumak) (definite accusative یوماغی (yumağı), plural یوماقلر (yumaklar))

  1. clew, ball, a quantity of string, thread, or yarn wound into a spherical shape
    Synonyms: كلابه (kelabe), كلوله (gulule)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: yumak
  • Armenian: իւմախ (iwmax)

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