yelpik
Meaning
asthma, a long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow
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Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یلپیك (yelpik, “asthma”), from Proto-Turkic *yelpik (“fan; difficulty in breathing”), a derivation from *yelpi- (“to flap, shake, fan”). Cognate with yelpaze (“fan”).
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