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Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish اورمك (örmek), from Proto-Turkic *ȫr- (to plait).

Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (ör-, to plait, build), Azerbaijani hörmək (to plait), Bashkir үреү (ürew, to plait), Khakas ӱрерге (ürerge, to plait), Kyrgyz өрүү (örüü, to braid), Turkmen örmek (to knit, braid), Uzbek oʻrmoq (to weave), Yakut өр (ör, to knit).

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örmek (third-person singular simple present örer)

  1. (transitive) to knit; to darn; to braid, plait
  2. (transitive) to weave (using reeds, canes, osiers, wire)
  3. (transitive) to build (a wall); to lay, bond (bricks or stones)

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