Karaim edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *kes-.

Verb edit

kesmek

  1. to cut

References edit

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “kesmek”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish كسمك (kesmek), from Proto-Turkic *kes- (to cut). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (kés-), Chuvash кас (kas).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [cesmec]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kes‧mek

Verb edit

kesmek (third-person singular simple present keser)

  1. to cut
    Şu kabloyu kestim.I cut that cable.
  2. to cut off, interrupt
    Bağlantı kesilince yeniden aramadı.When the communication was interrupted, [he/she/it] didn't call again.
  3. to stop (talking, crying, etc.)
    Ağlamayı kes!Stop crying!
  4. to shave beard or moustache
    Sakalını kesti.He shaved his beard.
  5. (video games, transitive) to slay
    En iyi itemler ejderhaları kesince düşüyor.
    The best loot drops when you slay dragons.

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