Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sok- (to pierce, stick into); cognate with Azerbaijani soxmaq, Karakhanid سُقْماق (suqmāq), Kazakh соғу (soğu), Kyrgyz согуу (soguu), Southern Altai согор (sogor).

Verb

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صوقمق (sokmak)

  1. (transitive) to insert, introduce, tuck in, to put in between or into
  2. (transitive) to thrust into, shove, stick, to push roughly or with force
  3. (transitive, of animals) to bite, sting, to hurt with a stinger or sharp point
    Synonym: اصرمق (ısırmak)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: sokmak

Further reading

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