azmak
Meaning
- (intransitive) to go astray, run wild, get out of control
- (slang) to get horny
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish آزمق (azmak, “to leave the way, go astray, act outrageously, go mad”), from Proto-Turkic *āŕ- (“to go astray, lose one's way”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰀𐰕 (az /āz-/, “to go astray, to lose one's way”), Bashkir аҙыу (aźıw, “to lead immoral life, degenerate”), Southern Altai азар (azar, “to go astray”).
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