Turkish

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Etymology

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Litterally: "to be nothing"

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjok‿oɫmɑk/, [ˈjo̞.kʰ‿o̞ɫ̪.mɑk]
  • Rhymes: -okoɫmɑk
  • Hyphenation: yo‧kol‧mak

Verb

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yok olmak

  1. (intransitive) to cease to exist
    Antonym: var olmak
    İşlediği günahlar yüzünden yok oldu
    He ceased to exist beacause of his sins
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) to disappear
    Antonym: görünmek
    Şapka, sihirbazın yaptığı bir haraketle yok oldu
    The hat disappeared with a movement the magician did

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • yok olmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu