oynamak

Pronunciation: /oj.naˈmak/

“oynamak” is a Turkish word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

to play, amuse oneself, fool around
to be on, be playing
to dance; to gambol, cavort, frisk about
to move, stir, budge, hop
to fluctuate, move back and forth, flicker
to perform (a play), play (a card)
to risk, play around with, trifle with
to monkey with, tinker with, tamper with

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اوینامق (oynamak, “to play, perform, risk, disport, move, vibrate, dance, amuse one's self, jest”), from Old Anatolian Turkish اوینامق (oynamak), from Proto-Turkic *oyna-; equivalent to oyun (“game”) + -a- (denominal verb suffix). Cognates Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (oynāmāk, “to play”), Old Turkic [script needed] (oyna-, “to play”), Azerbaijani oynamaq (“to…

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