Ottoman Turkish edit

 
قایماق

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kańak (cream, kaymak); cognate with Azerbaijani qaymaq, Bashkir ҡаймаҡ (qaymaq), Chuvash хӑйма (hăjma), Karakhanid قَيَقْ (qayaq), Kazakh қаймақ (qaimaq), Kyrgyz каймак (kaymak), Turkmen gaýmak and Uzbek qaymoq.

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قایماق (kaymak)

  1. kaymak, a creamy dairy product similar to clotted cream, made in Turkey
    Synonym: زبده (zübde)
  2. skimming, a film or pellicle of cream formed on milk or other products when boiled
    Synonym: طهافه (tuhafe)

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