Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yas- (to flatten),[1] the same root of یاصی (yassı, flat and wide), یاصدق (yasdık, pillow, bolster) and یاصدیغاج (yasdığac, flattening board).

Verb

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یاصمق (yasmak) (third-person singular simple present یاصار (yasar))

  1. (transitive) to flatten, level, to adjust or make something flat, flatter, or level
    Synonyms: تسویه ایتمك (tesviye etmek), دوزله‌مك (düzlemek)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: yasmak

References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*jAs-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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