alıkoymak

Turkish

Alternative forms

• alıkomak

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آلیقویمق, equivalent to almak +‎ koymak.

Verb

alıkoymak (third-person singular simple present alıkoyar)

1. stop
2. prevent
3. hinder
4. deter
5. incapacitate
6. intercept
7. constrain
8. restrain

Derived terms

• alıkonulmak

References

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