çitlemek

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃit.leˈmec/
• Hyphenation: çit‧le‧mek

Etymology 1

From çit (“fence”) +‎ -le.

Verb

çitlemek (third-person singular simple present çitler)

1. to fence off

   Synonym: çitle çevirmek

Etymology 2

From çit (“crack”) +‎ -le.

Verb

çitlemek (third-person singular simple present çitler)

1. (transitive) to eat unshelled seeds, mainly sunflower seeds

Further reading

• “çitlemek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “çitlemek”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 976