ayırmak

Meaning

1. (transitive) to part, separate, sever
2. (transitive) to choose, pick, select
3. (transitive) to set apart, divide, sunder
4. (transitive) to detach
5. (transitive) to distinguish
6. (transitive) to sort, classify
7. (transitive) to save, reserve, spare
8. (transitive) to isolate
9. (transitive) to discriminate
10. (transitive) to except, exclude

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑyɯɾmɑk/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آیرمق (ayırmak, “to part; separate, choose, pick, select, distinguish”), from Proto-Turkic *adïr- (“to separate”).
Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (aδır-, “to separate”), Old Turkic [script needed] (adır-, “to separate”), Azerbaijani ayırmaq (“to separate”), Bashkir айырыу (ayırıw, “to separate”), Chuvash уйӑр (ujăr, “to separate”), Khakas азырарға (azırarğa, “to separate”), Kyrgyz айыруу (ayıruu, “to separate”), Turkmen aýyrmak (“to separate”), Uzbek ayirmoq (“to separate”), Yakut атыр (atır, “to separate”).