sevmek

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سومك (sevmek, to love, caress), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *seb- (to love, like). See the native Kipchak reflex; süymek.

Verb

sevmek

  1. to love
  2. to like

Conjugation


Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سومك (sevmek, to love, caress), from Proto-Turkic *seb- (to love, like).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sevmec]
  • Hyphenation: sev‧mek

Verb

sevmek (third-person singular simple present sever)

  1. (transitive) to love
    Seni seviyorum.I love you.
  2. (transitive) to like, enjoy
    Uyumayı severim.I like sleeping.
  3. (transitive) to care, fondle, caress, pet

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • sevecen

References

Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), *sebe”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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