kabarmak

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قبارمق (kabarmak, “to swell or puff up, to blister”), from Proto-Turkic *kāp- (“to swell, to form blisters”), possibly with the suffix Proto-Turkic *-gar. Can also be analyzed as kaba (“heavy, gross”) +‎ -ar (“verb forming suffix”). Cognates with Azerbaijani qabarmaq, Kyrgyz кабаруу (kabaruu), Turkmen gabarmak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.baɾˈmak/
• Hyphenation: ka‧bar‧mak

Verb

kabarmak (third-person singular simple present kabarır)

1. (intransitive) To rise, to expand upward, to bloat, to inflate.

   Synonyms: şişmek, genişlemek

2. (intransitive) (for a liquid) To be about to overflow; to surge, to well up.

   Synonyms: kaynamak, köpürmek

3. (intransitive) (for costs, a price) To increase, to rise.
4. (intransitive) (for an animal) To puff up, to fluff up to intimidate.
5. (intransitive) (for fabric) To pill up, to become fluffy or fuzzy.

   Synonyms: tüylenmek, boncuklanmak

6. (intransitive) To form blisters or bubbles on the surface due to moisture or heat.
7. (intransitive, figuratively) (for emotions) To intensify, to grow stronger.
8. (intransitive, figuratively, by extension to animals) To puff up in a threatening manner.

   Synonyms: horozlanmak, diklenmek

9. (intransitive, figuratively) To boast, to flatter oneself, to brag.

   Synonyms: böbürlenmek, gururlanmak

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References

Further reading

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