Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Mongol ᠠᠪᠤᠷᠠᠬᠤ (aburaqu, to save, rescue, help). Cognate with Chuvash упра (upra, to protect, guard) and Yakut абраа (abraa).

Verb

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abramak

  1. (nautical, transitive) to manage
  2. (dialectal, transitive) to accomplish, overcome, handle
  3. (dialectal, transitive) to master
  4. (dialectal, transitive) to protect, preserve, safeguard
  5. (dialectal, transitive) to rescue from a difficult situation
  6. (dialectal, intransitive) to complete the lack
  7. (dialectal) to grow, develop enough to protect oneself; to save oneself
  8. (dialectal) to be barely enough

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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Further reading

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  • abramak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu