caymak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish جایمق (caymak), variation of kaymak.

Verb

caymak (third-person singular simple present cayar)

1. (with ablative) to change one's mind (from); to go back on one's promise

Derived terms

• caydırıcı
• caydırıcılık
• caydırmak

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جایمق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 433b
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “caymak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN