demek

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See also: demək

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic демек
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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tē- (to say, call)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧mek

Verb

demek

  1. to mean
    bu ne demek?what does it mean?
  2. to tell, to say

Conjugation

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • demek”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دیمك (demek, to say), from Proto-Turkic *tē- (to say, call).

Pronunciation

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Verb

demek (third-person singular simple present der) (+ dative)

  1. (transitive) to say
    Synonym: söylemek
    o ne dedi?what'd he say?
  2. (transitive) to call, name, dub
    Synonym: adlandırmak
    yeni oyunumuza "Uzaylıların Saldırısı" diyeceğiz.we will call our game "Invasion of the Aliens".
  3. (transitive) to mean (alongside imek or değil)
    bu ne demektir?what does this mean?

Conjugation

Adverb

demek

  1. so, that is to say
    Demek bizimle geliyorsun.
    So you're coming with us.

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