Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kāpgar- (to swell, inflate), a development of *kāp- (to swell, form blisters). Cognate with Azerbaijani qabarmaq, Kyrgyz кабаруу (kabaruu), Turkmen gabarmak.

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قبارمق (kabarmak) (intransitive)

  1. to swell, puff out, puff up, bloat, inflate
    Synonym: شیشمك (şişmek)
  2. to surge, well up, to be about to overflow
    Synonyms: جوشمق (coşmak), شیشمك (şişmek)
  3. to boast, brag, swagger, assume airs of importance
    Synonym: صاتمق (satmak)
  4. to blister, vesicate, form blisters or bubbles

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