yummak

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Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish یوممق (yummak, to shut, close (the eye, the fist)), from Proto-Turkic *yum- (to close (eyes, mouth)).

Compare Proto-Mongolic *ǯimüji- (to close eyes; mouth), (Buryat жэмыхэ (žemyxe, to compress, squeeze, purse one's mouth)) and Proto-Tungusic *ńim- (to close eyes) (Evenki нимӈи (ņimŋi, to close, to shut eyes)). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

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yummak (third-person singular simple present yumar)

  1. (transitive) to close; shut (one's eyes or mouth) tightly; to clench, double (one's fist)
    Açtı ağzını yumdu gözünü.He flew into a rage. (Lit. He opened his mouth, closed his eye(s).)

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