yamak

Significat (Anglès)

1. helper
2. (historical) a recruit in various janissary corps
3. (figuratively) a person of their word

Sinònims

uşak

kalfa

muavin

Traduccions

acolyte

Gehilfe

Helfer

مُسَاعِد

aide

larbin

şagirt

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/jaˈmak/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de turc otomà: یاماق

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاماق (yamak). By surface analysis, yama- (“to patch, to repair”) + -k (noun-forming suffix).