kayırmak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قایرمق (kayırmak, to take ones care of), from earlier قایغورمق (kaygurmak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.jɯɾ.mak/

Verb

kayırmak (third-person singular simple present kayırır)

  1. to engage in nepotism, cronyism (favoring friends without regard for their qualifications)

Conjugation

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