beklemek

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بكلمك, بكله‌مك (beklemek)[1], from Common Turkic *bekle- (to fortify, to protect), from *bek (firm, solid, stable)[2], equivalent to pek + -le. Cognate with Azerbaijani bəkləmək.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bec.leˈmec/
  • Hyphenation: bek‧le‧mek

Verb

beklemek (third-person singular simple present bekler)

  1. (transitive) To wait for, to await.
    Seni bekliyordum.I was waiting for you.
  2. (transitive) To expect, to anticipate
  3. (transitive) To watch over something or someone; to guard, to keep an eye on.
  4. (transitive) To tarry, to hang about.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ladino: beklear, biklear

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890), بكلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 378
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), bekle-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • beklemek in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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