Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish آچلمق, آچیلمق.

Verb

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açılmak (third-person singular simple present açılır)

  1. passive of açmak: to be opened, etc.
  2. (nautical) to shove off, leave port
    • 1940 August 7, headline in Vakit:
      İngiliz filosu Cebelüttarıktan Akdenize açıldı
      English fleet left Gibraltar for the Mediterranean

Conjugation

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References

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  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN