Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بكلمك, بكله‌مك (beklemek),[1] from Common Turkic *bekle- (to fortify, to protect), from *bek (firm, solid, stable),[2] equivalent to pek +‎ -le. Cognate with Azerbaijani bəkləmək.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bec.leˈmec/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bek‧le‧mek

Verb

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beklemek (third-person singular simple present bekler)

  1. (transitive) To wait for, to await.
    Seni bekliyordum.I was waiting for you.
  2. (transitive) To expect, to anticipate
  3. (transitive) To watch over something or someone; to guard, to keep an eye on.
  4. (transitive) To tarry, to hang about.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ladino: beklear, biklear

References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بكلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 378
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bekle-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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  • beklemek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu