Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish امرنمك (imrenmek, to feel a longing), cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (amran-, to love, desire). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ăm- (gentle, quiet; to love, desire).[1] Also related to Old Turkic [script needed] (amrıl-, to be quiet), [script needed] (amul, gentle, quiet),[2]

Verb

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imrenmek (third-person singular simple present imrenir)

  1. (intransitive) to long for, feel an appetite for,
  2. (intransitive) to desire (something unobtainable), envy

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ăm-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2015-04-24) “imren-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük