yelmek

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited rom Ottoman Turkish یلمك (yelmek), from Proto-Turkic *yel- (to run, hurry) and possibly related to yel (wind), yelek (waistcoat) and yelken (sail).

Verb

yelmek (third-person singular simple present yeler)

  1. (intransitive, for a person) to run, rush, hurry, go fast
    Synonym: koşmak
  2. (intransitive, for a horse) to trot, run
    Synonym: eşmek

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • yeldirmek
  • yelme
  • yelmek yüğürmek

Further reading

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