Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *simük or *sümkürük (snot, mucus), a derivation from *simki- (to blow one's nose), whence سومكورمك (sümkürmek, to blow one's nose).

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سوموك (sümük) (definite accusative سوموكی (sümüğü), plural سوموكلر (sümükler))

  1. mucus, snot, a viscous, slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes
    Synonyms: خلم (hilm), مخاط (muhat)
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  • Turkish: sümük
  • Armenian: սիւմիւք (siwmiwkʻ)

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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *siŋük; cognate with Azerbaijani sümük, Bashkir һөйәк (höyək), Chuvash шӑмӑ (šămă), Kazakh сүйек (süiek), Kyrgyz сүйөк (süyök), Turkmen süňk, Uyghur سۆڭەك (sö'ngek), Uzbek suyak and Yakut уҥуох (uñuoq).

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سوموك (sümük) (definite accusative سوموكی (sümüğü), plural سوموكلر (sümükler))

  1. bone, any of the components of an endoskeleton consisting of calcium phosphate and collagen
    Synonyms: استخوان (ustuhan), عظم (ʼazm), كمیك (kemik)
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