uymak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اویمق (uymak), from Proto-Turkic *ud- (to follow, conform).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uj.mak/

Verb

uymak (third-person singular simple present uyar)

  1. (intransitive) to go with, to match, look good with, harmonize with
    Ayakkabın eteğine uyuyor.Your shoes match your skirt.
  2. (intransitive) to suit, fit, be the right size and shape for
    Bu giysilerin tümü sana uydu mu?Did all of these clothes fit you?
  3. (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”)
  4. (intransitive) to adapt (to), adjust (to)

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Descendants

  • Ladino: uydear

References

  1. 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”
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