haykırmak

Cognate with Old Turkic (aykïr-, “to shout; applaud, cheer”), Azerbaijani hayqırmaq, Turkmen haýkyrmak, and Uzbek hayqirmoq. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /haj.kɯɾˈmak/

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• Hyphenation: hay‧kır‧mak

haykırmak (third-person singular simple present haykırır)

1. to shout, to scream, to exclaim

   Synonym: bağırmak

   • 1962, Nâzım Hikmet, Vatan Haini [Traitor to the Homeland]‎:

     Yazın üç sütun üstüne kapkara haykıran puntolarla : / Nâzım Hikmet vatan hainliğine devam ediyor hâlâ.

     Write on three columns of jet-black font that cry: / Nâzım Hikmet continues to be a traitor to the homeland.

   • 1979 May 7, “Haykıracak Nefesim Kalmasa Bile [Even If I Don’t Have Enough Breath Left to Shout]”, in Fikret Şeneş (lyrics), Jean-Pierre Lang, Boris Bergman, François Bernheim (music), Süperstar 2 [Superstar 2], performed by Ajda Pekkan:

     Haykıracak nefesim kalmasa bile / Ellerim uzanır olduğun yere

     Even if I don’t have enough breath left to shout / My hands will still reach to where you are

• “haykırmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu