yakmak

Signification

1. (transitive) to light; to ignite; to set fire to, set on fire
2. (transitive) to scorch, sear, burn
3. (transitive) to burn down, incinerate
4. (transitive) to turn on, light (electric lights)
5. (transitive) to burn; to irritate, bite, scathe

Coupé comme

yak‧mak

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[jakmak]

Étymologie

From Ottoman Turkish یاقمق (yakmak, “to burn”), from Proto-Turkic *yak- (“to burn”).
Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (yak-, “to burn”), Chuvash ҫут (śut, “to set on fire, light”), Kazakh жағу (jağu, “to burn”), Kyrgyz жагуу (jaguu, “to burn”), Turkmen ýakmak (“to burn”), Uyghur ياقماق (yaqmaq, “to kindle, light”), Uzbek yoqmoq (“to burn”), Yakut сах (saq, “to strike fire”).

Phrases

Benim sakalım tutuştu, sen cigara yakmak istersin.

Ma barbe tenait, vous voulez la brûler à la cigarette.