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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish باصامق (Turkish basamak (“stairs”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bâsamak/
- Hyphenation: ba‧sa‧mak
Noun
bȁsamak m (Cyrillic spelling ба̏самак)
- (Bosnia) a wooden staircase into a house
- rung (on a ladder)
Further reading
- “basamak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باصاماق or باصامق (baṣamaḳ), equivalent to bas- (“to press, to step (on), to tread”) + -amak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.saˈmak/
- Hyphenation: ba‧sa‧mak
Noun
basamak (definite accusative basamağı, plural basamaklar)
- A step or rung of stairs or a ladder.
- stage, phase
- (figuratively) A person, place or a circumstance utilized in order to reach a goal; a stepping stone.
- (arithmetic) Each digit in the order of place value.
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “باصاماق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 326
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “باصامق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 240
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “باصامق”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 266
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “basamak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading