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ekşimek

ekşimek

Crimean Tatar

Verb

ekşimek

imperative
2nd person singular

present tense
3rd person singular

past tense
3rd person singular

past participle
adjective

infinitive or verbal noun

ekşi

ekşiy

ekşidi

ekşigen

ekşimek

  1. to turn sour, to become ferment

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اكشيمك (ekşimek, to turn sour, become acid, become disagreeable or cross), from Proto-Turkic *ek-ĺči- (to be sour, bitter).[1]

Cognate with Chagatai [script needed] (ekşimek, to be sour), Turkmen egşitmek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛcʃimɛc]
  • Hyphenation: ek‧şi‧mek

Verb

ekşimek (third-person singular simple present ekşir)

  1. (intransitive) to sour, to become sour
  2. to become ferment
  3. (slang) to be ashamed, embarrassed
  4. (slang) to harass, to importune
  5. to lour, to frown

Related terms

Derived terms

  • ekşime
  • ekşiyiş
  • ekşimiş
  • ekşitmek
  • ekşimemek
  • ekşiyememek
  • ekşiyebilmek

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), *ek-ĺči-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill