قیماق

Persian

Etymology

Derived from Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kańak. Compare with Azerbaijani qaymaq, Turkish kaymak, or Kazakh қаймақ (qaimaq).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? qaymāq
Dari reading? qaymāq
Iranian reading? ġeymâġ
Tajik reading? qaymoq

Noun

قیماق • (qaymāq / ġeymâġ) (Tajik spelling қаймоқ)

  1. kaymak (a creamy dairy product, similar to clotted cream, made in the Balkans, Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, and India)