Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish كینمك, from Proto-Turkic *kedin- (to get dressed). By surface analysis, giy- +‎ -in +‎ -mek. Compare Azerbaijani geyinmək.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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giyinmek (third-person singular simple present giyinir)

  1. (intransitive) to get dressed
  2. (transitive) to put on (clothing, etc.)

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “giymek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كینمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1615
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN