uyuklamak

Turkish

Etymology

From *uyïkla- (“to doze off”), from Proto-Turkic *ūdï-ku (“sleep”), whence uyku (“sleep”).[1]

Cognate with Bashkir йоҡлау (yoqlaw), Kazakh ұйықтау (ūiyqtau), Kumyk юхламакъ (yuxlamaq), Crimean Tatar yuqlamaq, Kyrgyz укта- (ukta-), Southern Altai уйуктаар (uyuktaar), Chulym уқла- (uqla, “to sleep”), Uzbek uxlamoq, Uyghur ئۇخلىماق (uxlimaq), Turkmen uklamak (“to sleep”). See more at uyumak, uyku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.juk.ɫaˈmak/

Noun

uyuklamak

  1. to doze off, to nod off
    Dedem hep televizyon izlerken uyuklar.
    My grandfather always dozes off while watching TV.

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “uyukla-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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