Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish اوطورمق (oturmak, to sit, incubate, live, remain), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (otur-, to sit), from earlier *oltur-, from Proto-Turkic *ol-tur- (to sit),[1] akin to *ol-ur- (to sit) both being causative forms of Proto-Turkic *ol- (to be).[2] Proto-Turkic *ol(u)-'s relation to Karakhanid [script needed] (olmāq, to be, become ripe), and Turkish olmak (to be, become, happen, exist, be situated) is not clear, at least the Turkish form is thought to be from Proto-Turkic *bōl- (to become). The -/l/- in -/lt/- cluster was lost, compare a similar case in getir- (<*gẹl-tür-).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ot.uɾ.mɑk/
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Verb

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oturmak (third-person singular simple present oturur)

  1. (intransitive) to sit
    Bir saattir bilgisayar karşısında oturuyorum.I have been sitting in front of the computer for an hour.
  2. (intransitive, with dative case) to sit down (on), sit (upon)
  3. (intransitive, with locative case) to reside, dwell in
  4. (intransitive) to fit on
  5. (intransitive) to settle, subside
  6. (intransitive) to catch on, take root, become popular, be accepted

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ol-ur-, *ol(u)-tur-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ṑlu”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill