Turkish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, mimics the water's flowing sound "fış" or "fıs".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɯʃkɯɾˈmɑk/, [fɯʃ.kʰɯɾ̞ˈmɑk]
  • Rhymes: -ɑk
  • Hyphenation: fış‧kır‧mak

Verb

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fışkırmak

  1. (intransitive) (a fluid) gush out
    Bir anda yerden su fışkırmaya başladı
    Water suddenly started to gush out of the ground
  2. (intransitive, figurative) (plants) to grow together rapidly and in a bushy way

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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