acımak

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آجیمق (acımak), from Proto-Turkic *xāčï-, *iāčï- (“to become bitter, sour”).

Cognate with Karakhanid (ačï-, “to sour”), Azerbaijani acımaq (“to turn rancid”), Kyrgyz ачуу (acuu, “to turn sour”), Southern Altai ачу (aču, “to turn sour”), Tuvan ажыыр (ajıır, “to spoil”), Yakut аһый (ahıy, “to go sour”).

Verb

acımak (third-person singular simple present acır)

1. (intransitive) to become bitter, turn rancid

Synonyms

• (to turn, sour, spoil): ekşimek, bozulmak, çürümek

Related terms

• acı
• acıma
• acıtmak

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish آجیمق (acımak), from Proto-Turkic *ačï- (“to pity, have compassion”). According to Starostin and Dybo; in modern languages the root tends to be confused with *iāčɨ- 'bitter, bitterness' (see Etymology 1), thus the Oghuz voicing may be a result of secondary contamination and not due to original vowel length.

Cognate with Old Uyghur (ačïɣ, “precious gift”), (ačïn-, “to tend, be favourable”), Azerbaijani acımaq (“to sympathize”), Yakut аһын (ahın, “to feel sorry for”).

Verb

acımak (third-person singular simple present acır)

1. (intransitive, with dative case) to pity, feel pity and compassion for

   Gördüğümüz dilenciye gerçekten acıdım. ― I really felt pity for the beggar we saw.

2. (intransitive, with dative case) to be unable to give up (something); to feel sorrow for, regret
3. (intransitive) to ache, to be in pain, to hurt

   Geçirdiğim trafik kazasından beri kolum çok acıyor. ― My arm hurts so much ever since the traffic accident I had.

Synonyms

• (to feel sorry): üzülmek
• (to hurt, ache): incimek, ağrımak, sızlamak

Derived terms

• acıma
• acıklı
• acınmak

Descendants

• → Ladino: adjidear

Conjugation

4=acır
5=ı

References