Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دینمك.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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denmek (third-person singular simple present denir)

  1. (intransitive) passive of demek: to be called
    Kadının köylü kılığına girmiş bir şehir kızı denecek kadar nazlı çehresi, endamı ve duruşu var.
    The woman has a face, figure, and attitude so coy that she could be called a city girl disguised as a villager.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • denmek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu