Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish سونمك (sünmek),[1] from Middle Turkic [script needed] (sün-), a variant of Old Turkic [script needed] (sun-, extend) (intr.)).[2] While sunmak became a transitive verb and gained new meanings, sünmek has preserved its intransitive meaning.

Verb

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sünmek (third-person singular simple present süner)

  1. (intransitive) to stretch, become stretched out, become extended

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سونمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1095
  2. ^ "sünmek" - nişanyansözlük