Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تكلیف ایتمك (teklif itmek, etmek, to propose, to offer formally or ceremoniously),[1] equivalent to compound of teklif (an act of proposing or offering, proposal) +‎ etmek (to do, to make).[2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tecˈlif.et.mec/
  • Hyphenation: tek‧lif‧et‧mek

Verb edit

teklif etmek (third-person singular simple present teklif eder)

  1. (transitive) To propose, to make a proposal, to offer.
    Synonyms: önermek, öneride bulunmak
    Herr Mannelig, Orta Çağ'da dişi bir trolün bir şövalyeye evlilik teklif etmesini konu alan bir İsveç baladıdır.Herr Mannelig is a Swedish ballad about a female troll proposing marriage to a knight in the Medieval era.
  2. (transitive) To put forward, to suggest.
  3. (transitive) To propose marriage or a date.

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تكلیف ایتمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 583
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “teklif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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