Çimmek
Place:Kahramanmaraş
An old Turkic verb living across many regions of Anatolia, meaning to bathe, wash or swim in a stream.
Çimmek is a deeply rooted word traceable through centuries of Turkic lexicons, commonly used to describe children swimming in streams on hot summer days.
Regional word
çimmek
Meaning: To bathe, dip into water, or swim in a stream.
Example: The children are swimming in the stream in the midday heat.
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