Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kạyïn- (to boil). See kaynamak for more cognates.

Verb

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قاینامق (kaynamak)

  1. to boil
  2. to effervesce
  3. for water, to well up out of the earth
  4. for metals, to become welded
  5. to be united
  6. for insects, to swarm
  7. for tumult or mischief, to be brewing
  8. for weather, to be sultry

Derived terms

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  • قانی قاینامق (kanı kaynamak, to be active, enthusiastic; to have sincere affection for someone, literally for one's blood to boil)
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Descendants

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  • Turkish: kaynamak (to boil)
  • Armenian: խայնամիշ (xaynamiš), կա̈յնա̈միշ (käynämiš)

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