kokmuş

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوقمش (kokmuş),[1][2][3] from kok- (to smell, to give off a scent) + -muş.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kokˈmuʃ/
  • Hyphenation: kok‧muş

Adjective

kokmuş

  1. Having become fetid, putrid, foul-smelling.
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) Too lazy to move; indolent, lackadaisical
  3. (figuratively, derogatory) worthless, overrated
  4. (figuratively) corrupt, dirty

Declension

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قوقمش”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1491
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قوقمش”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 985
  3. Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “قوقمش”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1105

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