Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Common Turkic *köm-. Cognate with Azerbaijani gömmək, Kazakh көму (kömu), Kyrgyz көмүү (kömüü), etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɟœmˈmec/
  • Hyphenation: göm‧mek

Verb edit

gömmek (third-person singular simple present gömer)

  1. (ditransitive) to bury (place in the ground)
    Altınları nereye gömdün?
    Where did you bury the gold?
  2. (ditransitive) to bury (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb)
    Synonym: defnetmek
    Onu buraya gömeceğiz.
    We'll bury him here.
  3. (transitive) to lay to rest
    Synonym: cenazeyi kaldırmak
  4. (transitive) to attend to the funeral of the deceased
  5. (ditransitive) to bury (hide or conceal as if by covering with earth)
    Yüzümü kedimin göbüşüne gömmek çok hoşuma gidiyor.
    I really like burying my face in my kitten's belly.
  6. (transitive, figurative, humorous) to bury, to outlive
    Öyle göründüğüne aldanma, çok sağlıklı. Seni, beni gömer.
    Don't fall for his looks, he's very healthy. I bet he'll outlive us.
  7. (transitive, figurative) to bully, to criticize, to pick at
    Niye öyle gömdün ki şimdi?
    But why did you bully [him] like that, all of a sudden?

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