Turkish edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

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Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Ladino: beklear, biklear

References edit

  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 edit

  • beklemek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu