Bozulmay

Bozulmay is a Turkish term that denotes the state or quality of not spoiling, decaying, or weakening. It is derived from the verb bozulmak (to spoil or degrade) and the noun-forming suffix -ma, which yields bozulma as the noun for spoilage. The specific form bozulmay tends to appear primarily as a stem in inflected derivatives rather than as a stand-alone noun in standard Turkish. In everyday language, speakers more often refer to bozulma (spoilage) or use negated phrases such as bozulmamış (not spoiled) or bozulmayacak (will not spoil).

In technical and practical contexts—such as food preservation, storage, and shelf-life analysis—the concept of preventing bozulmayı (preventing spoilage) is central. Texts in these fields discuss methods to extend the period before bozulmayı occurs, using terms that reflect the same core idea in different grammatical forms. Turkish morphology, with its vowel harmony and agglutinative structure, allows bozulmay to appear in various compounds and endings, though its use as a free-standing noun is uncommon.

Etymology and related terms: bozulmak (to spoil/degrade) provides the root meaning; bozulma (spoilage) is the common noun form; related expressions cover negation and prevention, such as bozulmaması (its not spoiling) and bozulmayı engellemek (to prevent spoilage).

See also: bozulma, bozulmak, bozulmamak.