Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic јумшаг
Abjad یومشاق

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yïm-ĺča-k (soft, mild).[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰘𐰢𐱁𐰴 (yïmšaq),[2] Turkish yumuşak, Crimean Tatar yımşaq, yumşaq, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jumˈʃaχ]
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  • (Tabriz) IPA(key): [jumuˈʃaχ][3]
  • Hyphenation: yum‧şaq

Adjective

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yumşaq (comparative daha yumşaq, superlative ən yumşaq)

  1. soft
    1. Easily giving way under pressure.
      Təmiz bir vicdan qədər yumşaq yastıq yoxdur.
      There is no pillow as soft as a clean conscience.
      yumşaq çörəksoft bread
      yumşaq mebelsoft furniture
      Antonyms: bərk, sərt, qatı
    2. Expressing gentleness or tenderness
      yumşaq ürəksoft heart
      yumşaq səssoft voice
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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*yïm-ĺča-k”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. ^ Abuseitova, M. Kh, Bukhatuly, B., editors (2008), “𐰘𐰢𐱁𐰴”, in TÜRIK BITIG: Ethno Cultural Dictionary, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan
  3. ^ Haneda, Koichi (2009—2010) “yumşaq”, in لغات لهجه‌ی تبریز [Vocabulary of Tabrizi Dialect] (in Persian), Tabriz: یاران, →ISBN, page 95

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *jɨm-ĺča-k (soft, mild). Cognate to Kumyk йымышакъ (yımışaq), etc.

Adjective

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yumşaq

  1. soft

See also

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