deprem
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Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, depre- + -m. Coined by Turkish Language Association in 1934 to replace the Arabic-derived zelzele. Compare also Ottoman Turkish یر دپرنمسی (yer deprenmesi, “earthquake”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]deprem (definite accusative depremi, plural depremler)
- earthquake
- Synonyms: zelzele, hareket, yer sarsıntısı
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “deprem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “deprem”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “deprem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük