طاماق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

This word ultimately evolved from Proto-Turkic *tāmgāk (“throat”), from *tam- (“to drip; drop”); compare طاملامق (damlamak, “to drip”), طاملا (damla, “drop”) and Azerbaijani damaq.

Noun

طاماق • (damak)

  1. palate, the roof of the mouth
  2. barb of a fishhook
  3. projection in the middle of a horse's bit
  4. projecting catch in the bolt of a lock

Derived terms

  • طاماقسز (damaksız, “without palate”)
  • طاماقلو (damaklı, “possessing a palate”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: damak
  • → Armenian: դամաղ (damaġ), տամաղ (tamaġ), տամախ (tamax)

Further reading

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