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ayırmak

Pronunciation: /ɑyɯɾmɑk/

“ayırmak” is a Turkish word. Its 10 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to part, separate, sever
  2. to choose, pick, select
  3. to set apart, divide, sunder
  4. to detach
  5. to distinguish
  6. to sort, classify
  7. to save, reserve, spare
  8. to isolate
  9. to discriminate
  10. to except, exclude

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آیرمق (ayırmak, “to part; separate, choose, pick, select, distinguish”), from Proto-Turkic *adïr- (“to separate”). Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (aδır-, “to separate”), Old Turkic [script needed] (adır-, “to separate”), Azerbaijani ayırmaq (“to separate”), Bashkir айырыу (ayırıw, “to separate”), Chuvash уйӑр (ujăr, “to separate”), Khakas азырарға…

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