çimdik

pinch, nip, tweak, a close compression of anything with the fingers

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃimˈdic/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چمدك (çimdik), from Proto-Turkic *čimdi- (“to nip”). Cognate with Azerbaijani çimdik, Chagatai چیمدیك (çimdik), Chuvash чӗпӗт (čĕp̬ĕt) and Turkmen çümmük.

Concepts

tweak

nip

pinch

tweakage

Synonyms

fiske

makas alma

kesme alma

Translations

pincement

Kniff

Quentchen

Zwicken

Kneifen

coup sec

action de pincer

pizzicotto

tirata di naso

qeramûşk

quncîrk

qurçî

szczypta

قَرْصَة

pellizco