demek

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See also: demək

Crimean Tatar

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Other scripts
Cyrillic демек
Roman

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: de‧mek

Verb

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demek

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

Conjugation

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References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • demek”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Turkish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Adverb

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demek

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

Derived terms

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