Turkish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [soɾˈmak]
  • Hyphenation: sor‧mak

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صورمق (sormak). Cognate of Azerbaijani sormaq, Turkmen soramak (to ask, query), Uzbek soʻramoq (to ask, request), Kazakh сұрау (sūrau, to ask, inquire), Tuvan сураар (suraar, to seek, look for) etc. Also a cognate of Mongolian сурах (surax, to learn, study, ask), a Turkic borrowing.

Verb

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sormak (third-person singular simple present sorar)

  1. (transitive) to ask, to ask about, to inquire
    Onlara bir soru sordum.I asked them a question.
  2. (transitive) to look for, want to see someone, to ask about someone
    Synonyms: aramak, istemek
    Annen seni soruyor.Your mother is asking for you.
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Etymology 2

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See soğurmak. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Verb

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sormak (third-person singular simple present sorar)

  1. (transitive) to suck, to slurp
    Synonym: emmek
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