گولمك

Ottoman Turkish

گولمك

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kül- (to laugh); cognate with Azerbaijani gülmək, Bashkir көлөү (kölöw), Chuvash кул (kul), Kazakh күлу (külu), Kyrgyz күлүү (külüü), Turkmen gülmek, Uyghur كۈلمەك (külmek), Uzbek kulmoq and Yakut күл (kül).

Verb

گولمك • (gülmek)

  1. (intransitive) to laugh, show mirth by peculiar movements of the muscles of the face
  2. (intransitive) to smile, show joy by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth
  3. (intransitive) to laugh at, mock, deride, make an object of laughter or ridicule

Derived terms

  • گولم (gülüm, laugh)
  • گولمز (gülmez, who does not laugh, serious)
  • گولمسیمك (gülümsemek, to smile very lightly)
  • گولمه (gülme, laughter)
  • گولنج (gülenc, funny, comic)

Descendants

  • Turkish: gülmek

Further reading

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