utanmaq
Azerbaijani
Cyrillic | утанмаг | |
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Abjad | اوتانماق |
Etymology
From Common Turkic *ubun (“shame”) + -an[1]. Cognate with Turkish utanmak.
Pronunciation
Verb
utanmaq
- (intransitive, with ablative) to feel shy or uncomfortable
- Soruşmaqdan utanma. ― Don't be shy to ask.
- (intransitive, with ablative) to feel ashamed
- Utanım sənin yerinə! ― Shame on you! (literally, “May I be ashamed in your place!”)
- Synonym: xəcalət çəkmək
Conjugation
Derived terms
- utandırmaq (“to make feel shy; to embarrass”)
- utanc (“shame”)
- utanmaz (“shameless”)
References
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ubut”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill