Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic یئنمک
Abjad јенмәк

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jenˈmæk], [jeˈmːæk], [jenˈmæj], [jeˈmːæj]
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  • Hyphenation: yen‧mək

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *yẹŋ- (to win).

Verb

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yenmək (transitive)

  1. to defeat
    Synonyms: məğlub etmək, qalib gəlmək
  2. (figurative) to seize, to overcome
    Synonym: basmaq
    Yuxu məni yendi.I was overcome by sleepiness.
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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yenmək

  1. Obsolete form of enmək.

Further reading

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