Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish اورپرمك (ürpermek, for one's hair to stand on end),[1] from Proto-Turkic *ürper- (for one's hair to stand on end), from Proto-Turkic *ürüp (raised, fluffy) with the suffix -ar.[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ürpermek (third-person singular simple present ürperir)

  1. (intransitive) To tremble, to shudder, to have goose bumps due to fear, loathing or cold.
    Synonym: tüyleri diken diken olmak

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اورپرمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 243
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ürper-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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  • ürpermek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu