اكمك

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ek-. Compare Turkmen ekmek, Chuvash ак (ak), Karakhanid اَكْماكْ (ekmek), Khalaj həkmək, Turkmen ekmek, Uyghur ئەكمەك (ekmek) and Uzbek ekmoq.

Verb

اكمك • (ekmek) (third-person singular aorist اكر (eker))

  1. (transitive) to sow, to plant, to place seeds or plants on the soil
  2. (transitive) to scatter, to disperse
    Synonyms: سپمك (sepmek), صچمق (saçmaq)
  3. (transitive) to kill an animal
Derived terms
  • اكمك كتورمك (ekmek götürmek, to harvest)
  • اكین (ekin, crop)
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: əkmək
  • Gagauz: ekmää
  • Ottoman Turkish: اكمك (ekmek)

Further reading

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ekmek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “ekmek”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 246

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *eg-. Compare Bashkir эйеү (eyew), Chuvash ав (av), Kazakh ию (), Kyrgyz ийүү (iyüü), Southern Altai ийер (iyer), Turkmen egmek, Uzbek egmoq and Yakut иэх (ieq).

Verb

اكمك • (egmek) (third-person singular aorist اكر (eger))

  1. (transitive) to bend, to curve, to crook, to tilt
    Synonym: بوكمك (bükmek)
  2. (transitive) to tilt, to incline, to lean
  3. (transitive, figurative) to convince, to persuade
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to incline, to tend to
Derived terms
  • اكرلمك (egerlemek, to hinder)
  • اكسنمك (egsünmek, to incline)
  • اكلمك (egilmek, to bow)
  • اكیرمك (egirmek, to bend)
  • اكین (egin, back)
Descendants

Further reading

  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “egmek”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 245
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “eğmek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • “eğmek”, in XIII. Yüzyılından Beri Türkiye Türkçesiyle Yazılmış Kitaplarından Toplanan Tanıklarıyle Tarama Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu yayınları; 212)‎[1] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1977

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

اكمك • (ekmek) (definite accusative اكمكی (ekmegi), plural اكمكلر (ekmekler))

  1. alternative form of اتمك (etmek, bread)

Further reading

  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “ekmek”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 246

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish اتمك (etmek), from Proto-Common Turkic *etmek. Cognate with Azerbaijani əkmək, Bashkir икмәк (ikmək), Karachay-Balkar ётмек (ötmek), Kazakh өтпек (ötpek), Khakas іпек (ìpek), Kumyk экмек (ekmek) and Tatar икмәк (ikmäk).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛcˈmɛc/

Noun

اكمك • (ekmek) (definite accusative اكمكی (ekmeği), plural اكمكلر (ekmekler))

  1. bread, a foodstuff prepared from a dough of flour, usually wheat, and water, usually by baking
    Synonyms: خبز (hubz), نان (nan)
  2. (figuratively) daily bread, staff of life, anything which is regarded as a source of sustenance
Derived terms
  • اكمك آغاجی (ekmek ağacı, breadfruit)
  • اكمك اوفاغی (ekmek ufağı, breadcrumb)
  • اكمك ایچی (ekmek içi, breadcrumb)
  • اكمك قبوغی (ekmek kabuğu, breadcrust)
  • اكمك كبی (ekmek gibi, precious, vital)
  • اكمكجی (ekmekci, baker)
  • اكمكه یاغ سورلمك (ekmeğe yağ sürülmek, to do an unexpected favor, literally to spread butter on bread)
  • اكمكی باصمق (ekmeği basmak, to show ingratitude, literally to step on bread)
  • او اكمكی (ev ekmeği, homemade bread)
  • بیات اكمك (bayat ekmek, stale bread)
  • بیرا اكمكی (bira ekmeği, breadwinner)
  • تعیین اكمك (taʼyin ekmek, munition bread)
  • خاص اكمك (has ekmek, white bread)
  • قورو اكمك (kuru ekmek, bread with no condiments)
  • قوزغون اكمكی (kuzgun ekmeği, kind of fern)
  • قوش اكمكی (kuş ekmeği, mallow)
  • پنیر اكمك (penir ekmek, frugality)
  • چاودار اكمكی (çavdar ekmeği, rye bread)
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish اكمك (ekmek), from Proto-Turkic *ek- (to sow). Cognate with Azerbaijani əkmək, Chuvash ак (ak), Karakhanid اَكْماكْ (ekmek), Khalaj həkmək, Turkmen ekmek, Uyghur ئەكمەك (ekmek) and Uzbek ekmoq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛcˈmɛc/

Verb

اكمك • (ekmek) (third-person singular aorist اكر (eker))

  1. (transitive) to sow, plant, to sprinkle, scatter, or disperse seeds on the ground so that plants will grow
    Synonyms: اكین اكمك (ekin ekmek), تخم اكمك (tohum ekmek)
Derived terms
  • اكدرمك (ekdirmek, to make or let be sown)
  • اكمه (ekme, sowing, the act of planting seeds)
  • اكدی (ekdi, tame, docile)
  • اكین (ekin, crop)
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish اكمك (egmek), from Proto-Turkic *eg- (to bend). Cognate with Azerbaijani əymək, Bashkir эйеү (eyew), Chuvash ав (av), Kazakh ию (), Kyrgyz ийүү (iyüü), Southern Altai ийер (iyer), Turkmen egmek, Uzbek egmoq and Yakut иэх (ieq).

Verb

اكمك • (eğmek) (third-person singular aorist اكر (eğer))

  1. (transitive) to bend, crook, curve, inflect, curve, to cause something to change its shape into a curve
    Synonyms: بوكمك (bükmek), قیورمق (kıvırmak)
  2. (transitive) to incline, tilt, lean, slant, tip, to bend or move something out of a given plane or direction
    Synonym: میل ایتمك (meyl etmek)
  3. (transitive) to bow, bow down, to bend the upper body as a social gesture of respect or deference
Derived terms
  • آغیز اكمك (ağız eğmek, to implore, beseech)
  • اكدرمك (eğdirmek, to make or let be bent)
  • اكرلمك (eğrilmek, to become bent)
  • باش اكمك (baş eğmek, to bow the head)
  • بل اكمك (bel eğmek, to surrender)
  • بویون اكمك (boyun eğmek, to let oneself be subjugated)
  • یوز اكمك (yüz eğmek, to be annoyed)
  • اكری (eğri, crooked, bent)
  • اكسه (eñse, nape; occiput)
  • اكن (eğin, upper part of the back)
  • اكیج (eğic, honey-gatherer's hook)
Descendants

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