From Ottoman Turkish بولمق (bulmak, “to find, discover, invent, reach”), from Proto-Turkic *bul-mak (“to find”).^[1]

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞 (b¹ul¹ /⁠bul-⁠/, “to find, acquire”), Karakhanid بُلْماقْ (bulmāq, “to find”), Yakut бул (bul, “to find, locate, get”).

• IPA^(key): /buɫ.mɑk/

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• Hyphenation: bul‧mak

bulmak (third-person singular simple present bulur)

1. (transitive) to find

   Seni yakışıklı buluyorum.

   I find you handsome.

2. (transitive) to discover

   Synonym: keşfetmek

   Arkeologlar Çorum'da yeni bir tarihi eser bulmuşlar.

   Archeologists have discovered a new historical artifact in Çorum.

3. (transitive) to invent

   Synonym: icat etmek

   Barutu Çinliler buldu.

   Chinese (people) invented the gunpowder.

4. (transitive) to reach (a place, a time)
5. (transitive) to amount to (a sum)
6. (transitive) to reach, achieve (an end, health, success)

   Yıllarca çalıştı, çabaladı ve sonunda istediği hayatı buldu.

   She had worked so hard for years, and finally received the life she desired.

• tapmak (outdated)