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Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قولاق آصمق (ḳulaḳ aṣmaḳ, to lend an ear, to listen),[1] equivalent to compound of kulak (ear) +‎ asmak (to hang, to let loose), literally to hang (one's) ear. Cognate with Kazakh құлақ асу (qūlaq asu).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɫak.as.mak/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧lak‧as‧mak

Verb edit

kulak asmak (third-person singular simple present kulak asar)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, with dative) To heed, to pay attention, to listen carefully.
    Kulak as sözüme.Listen to my speech carefully

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References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قولاق آصمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1493

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