كۆيمەك

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai کویماک (köymäk), Khorezmian Turkic کویماک (kwymʾk /⁠köymäk⁠/), from Karakhanid كُيْماكْ (kuymʾk /⁠köymek⁠/), from Proto-Turkic *köń-. Cognate with Uzbek kuymoq, Turkish göymek, Salar köygüsi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /køjmɛk/

Verb

كۆيمەك • (köymek)

  1. (intransitive) to burn, catch fire, combust, ignite
  2. (intransitive) to be scorched
  3. (intransitive) to scald, burn
  4. (intransitive) to love, adore
  5. (intransitive) to be framed

Derived terms

  • كۆيدۈرمەك (köydürmek, to set on fire)
  • كۆيگۈزمەك (köygüzmek, to set on fire)
  • كۆيۈك (köyük, burn)
  • كۆيۈمچان (köyümchan, considerate)
  • كۆيۈنمەك (köyünmek, to be considerate of others)

Further reading

Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN, page 709