اویماق
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *ōy- (“to pick, peck; thimble”), whence Ottoman Turkish اویمق (oy-, “to carve, hollow”). Cognate with Kazakh оймақ (oimaq, “thimble”), etc.
Noun
اویماق • (oymak)
- thimble
Related terms
- اویمق (oymak)
Descendants
- Turkish: oymak
Etymology 2
From Mongolian аймаг (aymag, “tribe,province”). Compare Kazakh аймақ (aimaq), Yakut аймах (aymax), etc.
Noun
اویماق • (oymak)
- tribe
- sept of a tribe
Synonyms
- عشیرت (aşiret)
Descendants
- Turkish: oymak
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “اویماق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 275
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “اویماق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 206