korkmak

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Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kork-.

Verb

korkmak

  1. (intransitive) to fear

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “korkmak”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قورقمق (korkmak, to be afraid), itself from Proto-Turkic *kork-. Cognate with Azerbaijani qorxmaq, Crimean Tatar qorqmaq, Kazakh қорқу (qorqu), Kyrgyz коркуу (korkuu), Uzbek qoʻrqmoq, Chuvash хӑра (hăra).

Pronunciation

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Verb

korkmak (third-person singular simple present korkar)

  1. (intransitive) to fear
    Hangi hayvandan en çok korkarsın?
    What animal do you fear most?
  2. (intransitive) to be afraid

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Further reading

  • korkmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu