жувмакъ
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Kumyk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Turkic *yu(b)- (“to wash; to bathe, to swim”). Cognate with Karachay-Balkar джууаргъа (cuuarğa), Karaim йув-, Krymchak йувмакъ ,Kazakh жуу (juu), Kyrgyz жуу (juu), Turkish yumak, Salar yü-, Western Yugur yuw-, Tofa чуур / чу (cu-) , Tuvan чуур (çuur) etc.
Verb
[edit]жувмакъ • (juwmaq)
- to wash