тамаҡ

From *tāmāq ~ *tāmğāq "throat".

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (tamğaq, “throat, pharynx”); Kazakh тамақ (tamaq, “throat, food”), Kumyk тамакъ (tamaq, “throat”), Uzbek tomoq (“throat, food”), Uyghur تاماق‎ (tamaq, “food”), Turkmen damak (“throat; food”), Khakas тамах (tamax, “throat; food”), Yakut тамах (tamaq, “throat”).

• IPA^(key): [tɑ.ˈmɑq]
• Hyphenation: та‧маҡ

тамаҡ • (tamaq)

1. (anatomy) throat, pharynx

   Тамағым шеште.

   Tamağım şeşte.

   My throat has swollen (=I have a sore throat).

2. mouth (of river)
3. a person's necessity to eat; stomach; food, meals

   Тамаҡҡа бешереү/әҙерләү.

   Tamaqqa beşerew/äðerläw.

   To cook a meal.

   Тамаҡ хаҡына эшләү.

   Tamaq xaqına eşläw.

   To work for food.

   Тамаҡ тамуҡҡа төшөрә.

   Tamaq tamuqqa töşörä.

   Stomach will send (a person) down to hell.

   Балаларға, дөрөҫөн әйткәндә, яҡшылап тамаҡ та алып булмай.

   Balalarğa, döröθön äytkändä, yaqşılap tamaq ta alıp bulmay.

   To tell the truth, (we) cannot even provide children with adequate food.

4. a person as a unit requiring meals; eater, mouth

   Ғаиләбеҙҙә йәнә бер тамаҡ артты.

   Ğailäbeððä yänä ber tamaq arttı.

   We have another new member of our family who needs to be fed.