Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish دوگمك (dögmek, döǧmek, döymek, dövmek, to beat, to pound), from Proto-Turkic *tȫg- (to pound).

Verb

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dövmek (third-person singular simple present döver)

  1. to beat
  2. (military) to bombard
    • 1939 September 8, headline in Cumhuriyet:
      Fransız topçusu dün Garb cephesini dövdü, harekât devam ediyor
      French gunners shelled the Western front yesterday, operations continue

Conjugation

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References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dövmek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN