Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From *tāmāq ~ *tāmğāq "throat".

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (tamğaq, throat, pharynx); Kazakh тамақ (tamaq, throat, food), Kumyk тамакъ (tamaq, throat), Uzbek tomoq (throat, food), Uyghur تاماق (tamaq, food), Turkmen damak (throat; food), Khakas тамах (tamax, throat; food), Yakut тамах (tamaq, throat).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tɑ.ˈmɑq]
  • Hyphenation: та‧маҡ

Noun edit

тамаҡ (tamaq)

  1. (anatomy) throat, pharynx
    Тамағым шеште.
    Tamağım şeşte.
    My throat has swollen (=I have a sore throat).
  2. mouth (of river)
  3. a person's necessity to eat; stomach; food, meals
    Тамаҡҡа бешереү/әҙерләү.
    Tamaqqa beşerew/əźerləw.
    To cook a meal.
    Тамаҡ хаҡына эшләү.
    Tamaq xaqına eşləw.
    To work for food.
    Тамаҡ тамуҡҡа төшөрә.
    Tamaq tamuqqa töşörə.
    Stomach will send (a person) down to hell.
    Балаларға, дөрөҫөн әйткәндә, яҡшылап тамаҡ та алып булмай.
    Balalarğa, döröśön əytkəndə, yaqşılap tamaq ta alıp bulmay.
    To tell the truth, (we) cannot even provide children with adequate food.
  4. a person as a unit requiring meals; eater, mouth
    Ғаиләбеҙҙә йәнә бер тамаҡ артты.
    Ğailəbeźźə yənə ber tamaq arttı.
    We have another new member of our family who needs to be fed.