Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yüŕ- (to swim, float); cognate with Old Turkic 𐰘𐰇𐰕 (yüz-, to swim), Azerbaijani üzmək (to swim), Bashkir йөҙөү (yöźöw, to swim), Kazakh жүзу (jüzu, to swim), Kyrgyz жүзүү (jüzüü, to swim, float), Turkmen ýüzmek (to swim, float, sail), Uyghur ئۈزمەك (üzmek, to swim), Uzbek yuzmoq (to swim).

Verb

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یوزمك (yüzmek)

  1. (intransitive) to swim, to move through the water by natural means
  2. (intransitive) to float, to be supported by a liquid of grater density
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Turkish: yüzmek
  • Armenian: իւզմիշ (iwzmiš)

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yüŕ- (to skin, flay); cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (yüzmēk, to skin) and probably related to Mongolian зорох (zorox, to plane, shave, chip).

Verb

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یوزمك (yüzmek)

  1. (transitive) to skin, to flay, to strip the skin off
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