yamak

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاماق (yamak). By surface analysis, yama- (“to patch, to repair”) +‎ -k (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaˈmak/
  • Hyphenation: ya‧mak

Noun

yamak (definite accusative yamağı, plural yamaklar)

  1. helper
    Synonym: el ulağı
  2. (historical, military) a recruit in various janissary corps
  3. (figurative) a person of their word

Declension

Declension of yamak
singular plural
nominative yamak yamaklar
definite accusative yamağı yamakları
dative yamağa yamaklara
locative yamakta yamaklarda
ablative yamaktan yamaklardan
genitive yamağın yamakların

Derived terms

  • ağa yamağı
  • aşçı yamağı

Further reading

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