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etmek

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See also: etmək, êtmək, and ətmək

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ötmek.

Although Tenishev recorded it as egimex and ekmek in some dialects, other records do not point in this direction.

Pronunciation

  • (Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): /eʰmex/
  • (Ili, Xinjiang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): /emex/

Noun

etmek (3rd person possessive etmeği, plural etmekler)

  1. bread

Derived terms

References

  • Potanin, G.N. (1893), “эммех”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian), page 431
  • 马伟 [Ma Wei]; 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014), “emex”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 111
  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “egimex, ekmek, eʼmex...”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 321
  • Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “ehmex”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 98
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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اتمك, ایتمك (etmek), from Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish ایتمك (ẹtmek), from Proto-Turkic *ẹt-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /etˈmec/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: et‧mek

Verb

etmek (third-person singular simple present eder)

  1. to do; to make
  2. to equal, make
    Sonunda Parti iki ile ikinin beş ettiğini anons eder, senin de buna inanman gerekir.
    In the end, the Party would announce that two and two makes five from now on, and you would have to believe it.
  3. (transitive, with ablative) to leave somebody deprived of something
    • 2011 August 2, “Aşk Kitabı [Book of Love]”, in Ahmet Selçuk İlkan (lyrics), Coşkun Sabah (music), 12 Düet [12 Duets], performed by Nilüfer and Hayko Cepkin:
      Ümitlerim kırıldı, bitti,
      Hayallerim yıkıldı, gitti,
      Bu dert beni benden etti,
      Sevdim, sevdim, bak ne hâle geldim!
      My hopes were broken, lost,
      My dreams were dashed, gone,
      This pain deprived me of myself,
      I loved, I loved, look what I became!
  4. (auxiliary verb) Forms active verbs from adjectives and nouns, especially Arabic verbal nouns.

Usage notes

  • This verb is used in conjunction with foreign nouns or adjectives for the formation of compound verbs, similar to English make in make amends. For example dikkat etmek (to be careful), dans etmek (to dance), keşfetmek (to discover). With native Turkish words the verb-forming suffix -la / -le is typically used instead.

Conjugation

More information positive conjugation, singular ...

1 The suffixes -ken and -cesine may be suffixed to the base form of any of the following tenses: aorist, continuous, inferential (even when it follows another suffix), and future.

Synonyms

Derived terms

compound verbs

Further reading

  • etmek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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Turkmen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ēt-

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: et‧mek

Verb

etmek

  1. to do, make

Conjugation

Further reading

  • etmek” in Enedilim.com
  • etmek” in Webonary.org

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