incelmek

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اینجلمك (incelmek),[1][2] from اینجه (ince),[3] equivalent to ince (thin) +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix) +‎ -mak. Cognates with Azerbaijani incəlmək, Turkmen inçelmek, Uzbek ingichkalashmoq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.d͡ʒelˈmec/
  • Hyphenation: in‧cel‧mek

Verb

incelmek (third-person singular simple present incelir)

  1. (intransitive) To become thin, to reduce in width or thickness.
  2. (intransitive) To become more fluid, more inviscid, to lose viscosity.
  3. (intransitive) To lose weight.
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) To become gentle, polite.

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References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اینجلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 309
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اینجلمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 227
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ince”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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