كولمك

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Ottoman Turkish

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گولمك

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kül- (to laugh); cognate with Azerbaijani gülmək, Bashkir көлөү (kölöw), Chuvash кул (kul), Kazakh күлу (külu), Kyrgyz күлүү (külüü), Turkmen gülmek, Uyghur كۈلمەك (külmek), Uzbek kulmoq and Yakut күл (kül).

Verb

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گولمك (gülmek)

  1. (intransitive) to laugh, show mirth by peculiar movements of the muscles of the face
  2. (intransitive) to smile, show joy by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth
  3. (intransitive) to laugh at, mock, deride, make an object of laughter or ridicule

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: gülmek

Further reading

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