sarmak

Meaning

  1. (dative, transitive) to wind or wrap (one thing) around (another)
  2. (transitive) to bandage
  3. (transitive) to surround (a place, someone)
  4. (transitive) to cover, spread over, envelop.
  5. (transitive) to wind up, coil up
  6. (slang) to interest, excite the curiosity of; to please

Frequency

34k
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صارمق (sarmak, “to wind, wrap around, embrace, surround, comprehend, take in”), from Proto-Turkic *saru- (“to wind around”). Cognates * Karakhanid [script needed] (sarūmāk, “to wind, wrap”) * Azerbaijani sarımaq (“to wind”) * Chuvash сырма (syrma, “to circle, surround”) * Khakas сарирға (sarirğa, “to wind, wrap”) * Tatar сарырга (sarırga, “to wind, surround”) * Turkmen saramak (“to spin, wrap”)

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