Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تكمه اتمق[1] or تكمه آتمق (tekme atmaḳ, to give a kick),[2] from تكمه (tekme), deteriorated from تپمه (tepme) or دپمه (depme),[3] equivalent to compound of tekme (a kick) +‎ atmak (to throw), literally to throw a kick.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tecˈme.at.mak/
  • Hyphenation: tek‧me‧at‧mak

Verb edit

tekme atmak (third-person singular simple present tekme atar)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To kick, to strike with the leg or foot.
    Synonyms: tekme vurmak, tekmelemek
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To betray.
    Synonyms: ihanet etmek, sırtından bıçaklamak
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To let someone down, to disappoint.
    Synonyms: yüzüstü bırakmak, yarı yolda bırakmak
  4. (transitive, figuratively) To leave, to abandon.
    Synonyms: terk etmek, bırakmak

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تكمه اتمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 583
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تكمه آتمق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 395
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tekme”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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