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yakmak

yakmak

Turkish

Verb

yakmak (third-person singular simple present yakar)

  1. (transitive) to light; to ignite; to set fire to, set on fire
  2. (transitive) to scorch, sear, burn
  3. (transitive) to burn down, incinerate
  4. (transitive) to turn on, light (electric lights)
  5. (transitive) to burn; to irritate, bite, scathe
Related terms
Derived terms
  • yakma
  • yakış
  • yakıcı
  • yakıt
  • yakım
  • yakılmak
  • yakınmak
  • yaktırmak
  • yakmamak
  • yakamamak
  • yakabilmek
See also

Etymology 2

Akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (yak-, to come near, touch, smear on), Uyghur ياقماق (yaqmaq, to stick, adhere, smear on, apply to).

Verb

yakmak (third-person singular simple present yakar)

  1. (transitive) to apply to, smear on
Synonyms
Related terms
  • yakı

Conjugation

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), *jak-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill