korumak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوریمق‎ (korumak), itself from Common Turkic *kōrï-. Cognate with Azerbaijani qorumaq (“to protect”), Old Turkic 𐰸𐰆𐰺‎ (korï-, “to protect”), Uzbek qoʻrimoq (“to protect”). Compare also Mongolian хорих (xorix, “to forbad; prison”), Nanai хориори (xoriori, “to protect”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ko.ɾu.mɑk/

Verb

korumak (third-person singular simple present korur)

(transitive) to protect, to shield

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “korumak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “قوریمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1486

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