Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish یونلمك (yönülmek),[1] from یون (yön), equivalent to yön (direction) +‎ -el (verb-forming suffix) +‎ -mek.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /jœ.nelˈmec/
  • Hyphenation: yö‧nel‧mek

Verb edit

yönelmek (third-person singular simple present yönelir)

  1. (intransitive, with dative) To direct one's way, to turn, to face.
    Synonym: yönlenmek
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, with dative) To gravitate towards, to adopt as purpose.
    Synonym: yönlenmek
  3. (intransitive, figuratively, with dative) To target.

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یونلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2222

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