takmak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طاقمق (takmak), داقمق (dakmak, to put, affix, attach, append), from Proto-Turkic *dAk- (to bind to, add to).[1] From 17th century onwards /t/ was preferred over /d/ due to unvoiced final /k/.[2]

Verb

takmak (third-person singular simple present takar)

  1. to wear, put on
  2. (transitive) to attach, fasten, affix, put something on; to pin something to; to hang something on
  3. to give (a name) to
  4. (intransitive, with dative case) to pick on, single someone out for harassment
  5. to give a damn

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • takabilmek
  • takacak
  • takamamak
  • takı
  • takıcı
  • takık
  • takım
  • takınmak
  • takıntı
  • takış
  • takışmak
  • takma
  • takmamak
  • takmış
  • takılmak
  • taktırmak

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), *dAk-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2015-07-03), tak-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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