oturmak

From Ottoman Turkish اوتورمق (oturmak, “to sit, incubate, live, remain”), from Old Anatolian Turkish (otur-, “to sit”), from earlier *oltur-, from Proto-Turkic *ol-tur- (“to sit”),^[1] akin to *ol-ur- (“to sit”) both being causative forms of Proto-Turkic *ol- (“to be”).^[2] Proto-Turkic *ol(u)-'s relation to Karakhanid (olmāq, “to be, become ripe”), and Turkish olmak (“to be, become, happen, exist, be situated”) is not clear, at least the Turkish form is thought to be from Proto-Turkic *bōl- (“to become”). The -/l/- in -/lt/- cluster was lost, compare a similar case in getir- (<*gẹl-tür-).

• IPA^(key): /ot.uɾ.mɑk/

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oturmak (third-person singular simple present oturur)

1. (intransitive) to sit

   Bir saattir bilgisayar karşısında oturuyorum. ― I have been sitting in front of the computer for an hour.

2. (intransitive, with dative case) to sit down (on), sit (upon)
3. (intransitive, with locative case) to reside, dwell in

   Ben İstanbul'da oturuyorum. ― I live in Istanbul.

4. (intransitive) to fit on
5. (intransitive) to settle, subside
6. (intransitive) to catch on, take root, become popular, be accepted