kokmak
Meaning
- (intransitive) To smell, to give out a scent.
- (intransitive) To have a bad smell, to stink, to reek.
- (figuratively, intransitive) For something to show signs of, to feel about to happen.
Synonyms
buğulanmak
iltihaplanmak
kokusu olmak
tadım vermek
irin toplamak
dert etmek
kafasına takılmak
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kokˈmɑk/
Etymology
In summary
From Ottoman Turkish قوقمق (kokmak), from Proto-Turkic *kok-. Cognate with Karakhanid قُوقْماقْ (qoqmaq, “to give out a smell”), Azerbaijani qoxumaq (“to putrefy, go bad”), Turkmen kokamak (“to stink”).
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