tıkanmak
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طیقانمق, equivalent to tıka- (“to clog, to obstruct”) + -n (passive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɯ.kanˈmak/
Verb
tıkanmak
- passive of tıkamak: to become clogged, congested, obstructed etc.
- (of a person) to be very full
- to be choked up
Further reading
- “tıkanmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “tıkanmak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “tıkanmak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4801
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tıkanmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük