سومك

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *seb-.

Verb

سومك • (sẹvmek) (third-person singular aorist سور (sẹver))

  1. (transitive) to love
  2. (transitive) to like

Derived terms

  • سودك (sẹvdük, loved one)
  • سوكنجك (sẹvgencek, beloved)
  • سوكو (sẹvgü, love)
  • سوكی (sẹvgi, love)
  • سومكلك (sẹvmeklik, loving)
  • سونمك (sẹvünmek, to get happy)
  • سوی (sẹvi, love)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: sevmək
  • Gagauz: sevmää
  • Ottoman Turkish: سومك (sevmek)

Further reading

  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “sevmek”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 581
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sevmek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish سومك (sẹvmek), from Proto-Turkic *seb- (to love, like).

Verb

سومك • (sevmek)

  1. (transitive) to love; to like
  2. (transitive) to caress; to fondle

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading