sinmek

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish سیكمك (siñmek), from Proto-Turkic *siŋ- (to sink, submerge).

Verb

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sinmek (third-person singular simple present siner)

  1. (intransitive) to crouch down (in order not to be seen)
  2. (intransitive) to pervade, penetrate, or permeate deeply
    Sigara dumanının kokusu üzerime sindi.The smell of cigarette smoke pervaded my clothes.

Conjugation

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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  • sinik "withdrawn, shy" (1st sense), (2nd sense: informal, possibly regional form of 3rd person past perfect of "sindi")