yenmək

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic یئنمک
Abjad јенмәк

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jenˈmæk], [jeˈmːæk], [jenˈmæj], [jeˈmːæj]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: yen‧mək

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yẹŋ- (to win). Cognate with Turkish yenmek and Kazakh жену (jenu).

Verb

yenmək (transitive)

  1. to defeat
    Synonyms: məğlub etmək, qalib gəlmək
  2. (figurative) to seize, to overcome
    Synonym: basmaq
    Yuxu məni yendi.
    I was overcome by sleepiness.
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

yenmək

  1. obsolete form of enmək

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