gerek
See also: GEREK
Kedah Malay edit
Noun edit
gérék
References edit
- “gerek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ɡe.reʔ/, [ɡeɾeʔ̚]
Verb edit
gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق)
- to bore (to make a hole through something)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- bergerek-gerek [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
- penggerek [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- menggerek [agent focus] (meN-)
- menggerekkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
Adjective edit
gérék (comparative lebih gerek, superlative paling gerek, Jawi spelling ݢيريق)
- (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) awesome; cool
- 2007, Mohamed Pitchay Gani Mohamed Abdul Aziz, Evolusi bahasa Melayu: 2000 tahun dari zaman purba ke budaya elektronik[2], Penerbit Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, →ISBN, page 106:
- Yang paling tak gerek sekali kalau lupa nak zip seluar.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2014 July 5, Shahida Sarhid, “'Rapper' buka kedai 'barber'”, in Berita Harian[3], Mediacorp:
- Mungkin ada yang menganggap macam tak gerek gunting rambut di kedai pak cik.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2022 October 25, Nazirah Nurfatin Jamzuri, “Tiga 'Singapore Idol' bergabung, jayakan konsert Hari Raya berskala besar pertama di Tampines”, in Berita[4], Singapore: Mediacorp, archived from the original on 25 October 2022:
- "Konsert ini sangat 'gerek' sebab sudah dua tahun tidak dapat menonton konsert dan mereka menampilkan artis legenda seperti Fuad Rahman dan ketiga-tiga Singapore Idol dan saya juga peminat besar Iskandar Ismail," kongsi Encik Fahd.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun edit
gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق, informal 1st possessive gerekku, 2nd possessive gerekmu, 3rd possessive gereknya)
- Only used in rumput gerek telinga (Ischaemum aristatum)
Further reading edit
- “gerek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گرك (gerek),[1][2] from Old Anatolian Turkish كرك (gäräk), from Proto-Turkic *kẹrgek (“necessity, necessary”),[3] from *kẹrge- (“to need”) + *-k (participle suffix).[4][5]
Cognates
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gerek
Noun edit
gerek (definite accusative gereği, plural gerekler)
- necessity, requirement
- Synonyms: gereklilik, icap, gereksinim, ihtiyaç
Declension edit
Conjunction edit
gerek ... gerek ...
- Used for combining elements of similar function or equivalence, or choosing between multiple things; whether ... or, either … or, both … and, as well as.
- Synonyms: kâh ... kâh, hem ... hem ...
- 1938, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, On beşinci yıl kitabı, Cumhuriyet Matbaası, page 394:
- ...gerek ölçüsüz yapılan iskânlar ve gerek memleket dahilinde olan göçler...
- ...both the extravagant settlements and the immigrations within the nation...
- 1935, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, Büyük Kurultay, C.H.P. Dördüncü Büyük Kurultayı görüşmeleri tutulgası, 9-16 Mayıs 1935, Ulus Basımevi, page 228:
- Gerek bu maddeyi, gerek Kültür bakanlığına aid maddeleri diğer arkadaşlarla ... sabaha kadar müzakere ettik.
- We discussed this article as well as the articles related to the Culture ministry with the other colleagues till morning.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890), “گرك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1539
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911), “گرك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1021
- ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972), “kergek”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 742
- ^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*gẹrge-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “gerek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading edit
- “gerek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “gerek¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1687