йомшак

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Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yɨm-ĺča-k (soft). Cognate with Old Uyghur jumšaq (soft); Bashkir йомшаҡ (yomşaq), Kazakh жұмсақ (jūmsaq), Southern Altai јымжак (ǰïmžak), Kyrgyz жумшак (jumşak), Turkish yumuşak, Khakas нымзах (nımzax), Tuvan чымчак (çımçak), Yakut сымна (sïmna), сымнаҕас (sïmnağas), Chuvash ҫемҫе (śemś̬e, soft), etc.

Adjective

йомшак • (yomşaq)

  1. soft