Etymology

From Old Turkic tamuğ ‎(“****”).

The retained final consonant and the labial vowel in the second syllable indicate that this is a borrowing from a Karluk source, most probably from Literary Chagatai.

Cognate with Turkish tamu ‎(“****”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɑˈmuq]
• Hyphenation: та‧муҡ