ekmek.
bread
Meaning & usage
bread
one's source of money
daily bread, source of one's sustenance
Where this word comes from
From Ottoman Turkish اكمك (ekmek), from Old Anatolian Turkish اتمك (etmek), from Proto-Common Turkic *etmek. The medial consonant -t- is irregularly changed to -k- to avoid homophony with the verb etmek (“to do”) as expected.
to sow, to plant
to utilize soil for agriculture
to sprinkle, to scatter
to give somebody the slip, to evade, to ditch
to waste money
to beat in a race
Where this word comes from
From Ottoman Turkish اكمك (ekmek), from Old Anatolian Turkish اكمك (ekmek), from Proto-Turkic *ek- (“to sow”). Compare to Azerbaijani əkmək (“to sow”), Southern Altai эк- (ek-, “to aim at, curve”), etc.
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