آزماق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آزمق (azmaq), whence the verb آزمق (azmak, “to stray, wander; to overflow”).

Noun

آزماق • (azmak) (definite accusative آزماغی (azmağı), plural آزماقلر (azmaklar))

  1. any artificial or temporary torrent or stream of water formed by the overflow of a river or from an inundation

Descendants

  • Turkish: azmak
  • → Albanian: hasmak

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