yamak
Meaning
- helper
- (historical) a recruit in various janissary corps
- (figuratively) a person of their word
Pronounced as (IPA)
/jaˈmak/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاماق (yamak). By surface analysis, yama- (“to patch, to repair”) + -k (noun-forming suffix).
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning Turkish with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "yamak" and many other words and sentences in Turkish.