dürtmek
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See also: dürtmək
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish دورتمك (dürtmek, “to push; shove; thrust; poke”), from Proto-Turkic *türt-. Relation in "to push; shove" < "to rub; butter" is unclear. Cognate with Kyrgyz түртүү (türtüü, “to push, poke”), Uzbek turtmoq (“to push, poke”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dürtmek (third-person singular simple present dürter)
- (transitive) to shove, thrust, prod, poke, nudge
- (transitive) to incite, provoke, urge on, stir up, instigate
Conjugation
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “dürtmek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “dürtmek”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “dürtmek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük