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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ummak.

to hope, hope for

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to hope, hope for

    transitive
    Deve boynuz umarken kulaktan olmuş.
  2. to expect, anticipate, look for

    transitive
    Ummadık taş baş yarar.
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish اوممق (ummak, “to hope, hope for, expect”), from Proto-Turkic *um-. Cognates Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (um-, “to ask for, covet, hope for”), [script needed] (umdu, “covetousness, desire”), Old Uyghur [script needed] (umuɣ, “an object of desire”), Chuvash ӑмсанма (ăms̬anma, “to want, desire, envy”), Kyrgyz умсунуу (umsunuu, “to hope, expect”), Uzbek umsunmoq, Yakut умсугуй (umsuguy, “to develop passion, have a fancy for”).

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