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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yïm-ĺča-k (“soft, mild”).[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰘𐰢𐱁𐰴 (yïmšaq),[2] Turkish yumuşak, Crimean Tatar yımşaq, yumşaq, etc.
Pronunciation
Adjective
yumşaq (comparative daha yumşaq, superlative ən yumşaq)
- soft
- Easily giving way under pressure.
Təmiz bir vicdan qədər yumşaq yastıq yoxdur.- There is no pillow as soft as a clean conscience.
- yumşaq çörək ― soft bread
- yumşaq mebel ― soft furniture
- Antonyms: bərk, sərt, qatı
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness
- yumşaq ürək ― soft heart
- yumşaq səs ― soft voice
References
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*yïm-ĺča-k”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
- ^ Abuseitova, M. Kh, Bukhatuly, B., editors (2008), “𐰘𐰢𐱁𐰴”, in TÜRIK BITIG: Ethno Cultural Dictionary, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan
- ^ Haneda, Koichi (2009—2010) “yumşaq”, in لغات لهجهی تبریز [Vocabulary of Tabrizi Dialect] (in Persian), Tabriz: یاران, →ISBN, page 95
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *jɨm-ĺča-k (“soft, mild”). Cognate to Kumyk йымышакъ (yımışaq), etc.
Adjective
yumşaq
- soft
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