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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایستك (istek, “wish, desire”), from Proto-Turkic *īŕteg, a development of *īŕte- (“to seek, to pursue”), whence istemek (“to wish, desire”). Cognate with Kyrgyz издөө (izdöö), Southern Altai истеер (isteer) and Uyghur ئىستەك (istek).
Noun
istek (definite accusative isteği, plural istekler)
- wish, desire (a wish)
- Synonyms: dilek, talep, rica, temenni, murat
- request
Declension
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References
- ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “iste:g”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 242
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