yakmak

Meaning

1. (transitive) to light; to ignite; to set fire to, set on fire
2. (transitive) to scorch, sear, burn
3. (transitive) to burn down, incinerate
4. (transitive) to turn on, light (electric lights)
5. (transitive) to burn; to irritate, bite, scathe

Concepts

burn

light

kindle

bite

blast

fire

🔥

ignite

parch

sear

blight

enkindle

torrefy

turn on

cremate

Synonyms

kavurmak

alevlendirmek

tutuşturmak

yanmak

hoşa gitmek

haşlamak

kızartmak

körüklemek

tahrik etmek

teşvik etmek

yaklaşmak

alevlemek

ütmek

kireçleştirmek

acıtmak

yaktırmak

alıştırmak

ateşe vermek

ateşlemek

dokunmak

Translations

allumer

brûler

accendere

anzünden

verbrennen

brennen

aansteken

anmachen

anstecken

acender

andrehen

encendre

anbrennen

ανάβω

stechen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[jakmak]

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: یاقمق

Cognate with Karakhanid:

Cognate with Chuvash: ҫут

Cognate with Kazakh: жағу

Cognate with Kyrgyz: жагуу

Cognate with Turkmen: ýakmak

Cognate with Uyghur: ياقماق

Cognate with Uzbek: yoqmoq

Cognate with Yakut: сах

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish یاقمق (yakmak, “to burn”), from Proto-Turkic *yak- (“to burn”).
Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (yak-, “to burn”), Chuvash ҫут (śut, “to set on fire, light”), Kazakh жағу (jağu, “to burn”), Kyrgyz жагуу (jaguu, “to burn”), Turkmen ýakmak (“to burn”), Uyghur ياقماق (yaqmaq, “to kindle, light”), Uzbek yoqmoq (“to burn”), Yakut сах (saq, “to strike fire”).