Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چزمك (çizmek, to draw, sketch). Cognate of Old Uyghur [script needed] (çız-, to draw), Azerbaijani cızmaq, Bashkir һыҙыу (hıźıw, to draw), Chuvash чӗрме (čĕrme, to tear, scratch, draw), Kyrgyz сызуу (sızuu, to draw), Turkmen çyzmak (to draw, sketch, design), Uyghur سىزماق (sizmaq, to draw), Uzbek chizmoq (to draw, paint) etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃizˈmek/
  • Hyphenation: çiz‧mek

Verb

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çizmek (third-person singular simple present çizer)

  1. (transitive) to draw (a line)
  2. (transitive) to draw, sketch
    • 2004, “Bir Kadın Çizeceksin”, in maNga, performed by maNga:
      Bir kadın çizeceksin / Onun gibi bırakıp gitmeyecek
      You will draw a woman / She won't leave you like the last one
  3. (transitive) to scratch, scarify
  4. (transitive) to cross out, strike out, scratch out, cancel

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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