учмакъ
Kumyk
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *uč- (“to fly”).
Verb
учмакъ • (uçmaq) (intransitive)
- to fly
- 1982, İbrahim Kerimow, quoting Межитов А., Qaşğa buzaw., 1979, quoted in Qumuq tilni qujurlu grammatikası, Makhachkala:
- Къуш тюгюл, амма уча,
Къакъмай бир де къанатын.
Булут ярып ёл ача.
Недир, билигиз атын?- Quş tügül, amma uça,
Qaqmay bir de qanatın.
Bulut yarıp yol aça.
Nedir, biligiz atın? - It's not a bird, but it flies,
And it doesn't beat its wings either.
It breaks its way through the clouds.
What is it, do you know its name?
- Quş tügül, amma uça,
Further reading
- Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “учмакъ”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН
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