eşmek

Meaning

1. (transitive) to scratch, dig (the soil) lightly
2. (transitive) to research and investigate

Synonyms

deşmek

karıştırmak

kazmak

taşmak

Translations

خَدْش

wühlen

graben

vedan

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: اشمك

Cognate with Azerbaijani: eşmək

Cognate with Bashkir: ишеү

Cognate with Chagatai:

Cognate with Chuvash: алтма

Cognate with Tuvinian: эжер

Cognate with Old Turkish:

Cognate with Chuvash: ишме

Cognate with Southern Altai: эш-

Cognate with Yakut: ис

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish اشمك (eşmek, “to dig up slightly, scratch the soil”), from Proto-Turkic *eĺ-.
Cognate with Azerbaijani eşmək (“to tear”), Bashkir ишеү (işew, “to row”), Chagatai [script needed] (eşmek, “to dig”), Chuvash алтма (altma, “to dig”), Tuvan эжер (ejer, “to row”), эштир (eştir, “to swim”).