بورمق

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bur- (to twist, to wring); cognate with Azerbaijani burmaq.

Verb

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بورمق (burmak)

  1. (transitive) to twist, wring, screw, to turn the ends of something in opposite directions
  2. (transitive) to castrate, to strangulate the neck of the scrotum in order to sterilize
  3. (intransitive) to gripe, twinge, to cause a pinching and spasmodic pain in the bowels

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: burmak
  • Armenian: պուռմիշ (puṙmiš), պուրմիշ (purmiš)

Further reading

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