Azerbaijani edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *seč- (to choose, select).[1] Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (seç-, to choose, discern), Turkish seçmek (to choose, distinguish), Turkmen seçmek (to choose), Yakut эс- (es-, throw away).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [set͡ʃˈmæk], [set͡ʃˈmæj]
  • IPA(key): [set͡sˈmæk], [set͡sˈmæj]
  • (Tabriz) IPA(key): [seʃˈmɑχ][2]
  • Hyphenation: seç‧mək
  • Audio (Baku):(file)

Verb edit

seçmək

  1. (transitive) to choose, pick
    Hər ikisinə sahib ola bilməzsən, birini seçməlisən, ikincisindən isə əl çəkməlisən.
    You can't get them both, you have to choose one and let the other alone.
    • 2012 November 6, “Matrix Fəlsəfəsi”, in Azad Düşünce[1]:
      Matrix filmi tamaşaçıya suallarla meydan oxuyan bir filmdir. Hansı həbi seçərsiniz?
      Matrix is a movie that challanges the viewer with questions. Which pill will you choose?
  2. (transitive) to elect
    Amerikada yeni prezident seçildiA new president has been elected in America.

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References edit

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*sEč-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. ^ Haneda, Koichi (2009—2010) “seçmək”, in لغات لهجه‌ی تبریز [Vocabulary of Tabrizi Dialect] (in Persian), Tabriz: یاران, →ISBN, page 112