Azerbaijani edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [syzˈmæk], [syzˈmæj]
  • Hyphenation: süz‧mək

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Turkic *süŕ-.[1] Cognate with Turkish süzmek.

Verb edit

süzmək

  1. (transitive) to strain, to filter; to decant
  2. (transitive) to pour out, to pour off, to empty, to drain
  3. (transitive) to pour
    çay süzməkto pour tea
    çaxır süzməkto pour wine
  4. (transitive) to examine or observe carefully, eye (only in the following expressions)
    başdan-ayağadək süzməkto eye somebody from top to toe
    təpədən dırnağadək süzməkto eye somebody from top to toe
    gözlərini süzməkto give a deep and lingering gaze
Conjugation edit
Descendants edit
  • Lezgi: суьзмишун (süzmišun)

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

süzmək

  1. (intransitive) to plane, to glide (to fly unpowered, as of an aircraft or a bird)
  2. (intransitive) to dance smoothly with outstretched arms
Conjugation edit

References edit

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

Further reading edit