uymak
Appearance
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish اویمق (uymak), from Proto-Turkic *ud- (“to follow, conform”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]uymak (third-person singular simple present uyar)
- (intransitive) to go with, to match, look good with, harmonize with
- Synonym: yakışmak
- Ayakkabın eteğine uyuyor. ― Your shoes match your skirt.
- (intransitive) to suit, fit, be the right size and shape for
- Bu giysilerin tümü sana uydu mu? ― Did all of these clothes fit you?
- (intransitive) to follow, conform to, comply with; to conform to (someone's) wishes, fall in line with, fall in with
- Kurallara uy! ― Follow the rules!
- Şeytana uydum. ― I fell into temptation (literally, “complied with the devil”)
- (intransitive) to adapt (to), adjust (to)
Conjugation
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill: “*p`ŭdi”
Further reading
[edit]- “uymak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “uymak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “uymak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük