كبرمك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Likely from Old Turkic [script needed] (kapar-, “to swell”) (by association with the swelling of decomposing corpses); if so, related to گبه (gebe, “pregnant”), گوبك (göbek, “navel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟe.bɛɾ.mec/

Verb

گبرمك • (gebermek)

  1. to die

Usage notes

  • Used for animals or for especially disliked humans.

Derived terms

  • كبرته‌مك (gebertmek, “to kill off”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: gebermek

References

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “gebermek”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911), “كبرمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1009a
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “كبرمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1522
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