bastırmak

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمق (basdırmaḳ, to let or make press, to make or let printed, to overpower, to suppress), from Ottoman Turkish باصمق (basmaḳ), morphologically bas- +‎ -tır +‎ -mak

Verb

bastırmak (third-person singular simple present bastırır)

  1. causative of basmak
  2. (transitive) To prevent a harmful situation, to extinguish.
  3. (transitive) To suppress, to subdue, to take under control.
  4. (transitive) To overwhelm, to overpower.
  5. (transitive) To fold the edge of a fabric and sew.
  6. (intransitive) To occur suddenly and with a great force, such as rain.
  7. (intransitive, with dative) To apply pressure, to press.
  8. (transitive, colloquial) To make poultry birds brood.

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References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “باصدرمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 537
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “باصدرمق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 364

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