silkmek

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سلكمه (silkmek, to shake, beat, knock), from Proto-Turkic *silk- (to shake).[1] Related to Proto-Mongolic *silgeɣe- (to shake, tremble), (cf. Mongolian шилгээх (šilgeeh, to stir, shake oneself)) and Proto-Tungusic *silgü- (to shake, tremble) (cf. Evenki силгин (silgin-, to shake, tremble)). Either inherited to all families from a common source or contact induced.[2]

Verb

silkmek (third-person singular simple present silker)

  1. (transitive) to shake; to shake out
  2. (transitive) to shrug

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • silkebilmek
  • silkecek
  • silkememek
  • silkme
  • silkmemek
  • silkik
  • silkinti
  • silkiş
  • silkelemek
  • silkinmek
  • silktirmek

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), *silk-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), *sĭ́lgù”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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