Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوریمق (korumak), itself from Common Turkic *kōrï-. Cognate with Azerbaijani qorumaq (to protect), Old Turkic 𐰸𐰆𐰺 (korï-, to protect), Uzbek qoʻrimoq (to protect).

Compare also Mongolian хорих (xorix, to forbad; prison), Nanai хориори (xoriori, to protect). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ko.ɾu.ˈmak/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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korumak (third-person singular simple present korur)

  1. (transitive) to protect, to shield

Conjugation

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See also

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