kaymak

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Ottoman Turkish قایماق.

Noun

kaymak (uncountable)

  1. A creamy dairy product, similar to clotted cream, made in the Balkans, Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. It is made from the milk of water buffalos in the East or of cows in the West.

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Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaj.mak/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish قایماق (kaymak). Related to Old Turkic [script needed] (kañak, kayak, cream layer that forms on top of milk after boiling), from [script needed] (kaña-, 1. to boil, 2. to melt, become liquid)[1], whence also Turkish kayna-. Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kạyïn- (to boil).

Noun

kaymak (definite accusative kaymağı, plural kaymaklar)

  1. kaymak
  2. (figuratively) best part of something
Declension

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Derived terms
  • kaymakçı
  • kaymaklanmak
  • kaymaklı
  • kaymaksız

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish قایمق (kaymak), from Proto-Turkic *kāy- (to slide) and *kay- (to turn back; to squint, move to smb.’s side; to go past), both being different Proto-Turkic roots as one has a long vowel and one does not. Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (kay-, to turn (towards a direction or a thing), look after, have interest in, pay attention to), etc.

Verb

kaymak (third-person singular simple present kayar)

  1. (intransitive) to slide; to slip, skid
    Karlı yolda kayıp belini incitti.He slipped on a snowy road and hurt his waist.
  2. (intransitive) to shift
    İlgim gitardan piyanoya kaydı.My interest shifted from the guitar to the piano.
  3. (intransitive, slang) to fuck, insult, swear
    Sana çok kötü kaymak üzereyim.I am about to insult you very badly.
Conjugation
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References

  1. "kaymak" - nişanyansözlük
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