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ekşimek

Pronunciation: [ɛcʃimɛc]

“ekşimek” is a Turkish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to sour, to become sour
  2. to become ferment
  3. to be ashamed, embarrassed
  4. to harass, to importune
  5. to lour, to frown

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اكشیمك (ekşimek, “to turn sour, become acid, become disagreeable or cross”), from Proto-Turkic *ekši- (“to be sour, bitter”). Cognate with Chagatai [script needed] (ekşimek, “to be sour”), Turkmen egşitmek.

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