kajmak

English

Noun

kajmak (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of kaymak

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kạyïn-.

Noun

kajmak

1. cream

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “kajmak”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قایماق (kaymak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaj.mak/

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• Rhymes: -ajmak
• Syllabification: kaj‧mak

Noun

kajmak m inan

1. dulce de leche
2. kaymak

Declension

Declension of kajmak

	singular	plural
nominative	kajmak	kajmaki
genitive	kajmaku	kajmaków
dative	kajmakowi	kajmakom
accusative	kajmak	kajmaki
instrumental	kajmakiem	kajmakami
locative	kajmaku	kajmakach
vocative	kajmaku	kajmaki

Derived terms

adjective

• kajmakowy

 

Further reading

• kajmak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kajmak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قایماق (kaymak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎjmak/
• Hyphenation: kaj‧mak

Noun

kàjmak m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀јмак)

1. kaymak
2. cream (oily part of milk which rises to the top)
3. foam appearing on the top when making coffee
4. cream (the best part of something)

Declension

Declension of kajmak

	singular	plural
nominative	kajmak	kajmaci
genitive	kajmaka	kajmaka
dative	kajmaku	kajmacima
accusative	kajmak	kajmake
vocative	kajmače	kajmaci
locative	kajmaku	kajmacima
instrumental	kajmakom	kajmacima

Synonyms

• (oily part of milk which rises to the top): skȍrūp, vȑhnje

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قایماق (kaymak).

Noun

kajmak ?

1. kaymak
2. cream (oily part of milk which rises to the top)
3. foam appearing on the top when making coffee
4. cream (the best part of something)

Further reading

• “kajmak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran