caymak
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish جایمق (caymak), variation of kaymak.
Verb
caymak (third-person singular simple present cayar)
- (with ablative) to change one's mind (from); to go back on one's promise
Derived terms
- caydırıcı
- caydırıcılık
- caydırmak
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “جایمق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 433b
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “caymak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN