kayırmak

Meaning

to engage in nepotism, cronyism (favoring friends without regard for their qualifications)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.jɯɾ.mak/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish قایرمق (kayırmak, “to take ones care of”), from earlier قایغورمق (kaygurmak).

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