ییقامق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yańka- (“to wash, rinse”), a development of *yāń- (“to shake”). Cognate with Azerbaijani yaxalamaq, Kazakh жайқалу (jaiqalu), Kyrgyz жайкоо (jaykoo), Salar yıqağusı and Turkmen ýaýkalamak.

Verb

ییقامق • (yıkamak) (third-person singular aorist ییقار (yıkar))

  1. (transitive) to wash, wash out, rinse, scour, flush, to clean with water and, typically, soap or detergent
    Synonym: یومق (yumak)
  2. (transitive) to bathe, to clean a person by immersion in water or using water, to give someone a bath

Derived terms

  • چاماشیر ییقامق (çamaşır yıkamak, “to do the laundry”)
  • ییقاتمق (yıkatmak, “to make or let be washed”)
  • ییقامه (yıkama, “washing, wash”)
  • ییقانمق (yıkanmak, “to be washed or rinsed”)
  • ییقایجی (yıkayıcı, “washer, rinser”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: yıkamak

Further reading

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