آصمق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *as- (to hang); cognate with Azerbaijani asmaq, Bashkir аҫыу (aśıw), Chuvash усма (usma), Kazakh асу (asu), Kyrgyz асуу (asuu), Tatar асу (asu), Turkmen asmak, Uyghur ئاسماق (asmaq) and Uzbek osmoq.

Verb

آصمق • (asmak)

  1. (transitive) to hang, hang up, suspend, append, to cause something to be suspended

Derived terms

  • آصقی آصمق (askı asmak, to hang out festive decorations)
  • آصلمق (asılmak, to be hung)
  • آصمه (asma, vine, grapevine)
  • قولاق آصمق (kulak asmak, to listen, to give ear)

Descendants

  • Turkish: asmak

Adjective

آصمق • (asmak)

  1. sly, crafty, cunning, wily, skillful at deceiving others
    Synonym: قورناز (kurnaz)
  2. insidious, tricky, producing harm in a stealthy, gradual manner

Further reading

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