gerek

See also: GEREK and gərək

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gerek.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡerɛk/ [ˈɡe.rɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -erɛk
• Syllabification: ge‧rek

Verb

gerek (active menggerek, reflexive passive tergerek, ordinary passive digerek, imperative gerek, emphatic-jussive gereklah)

1. to drill

Derived terms

• bergerek-gerek
• menggerek
• menggerekkan
• penggerek

Further reading

• “gerek”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kedah Malay

Noun

gérék

1. bicycle
   • 2017, Yusrizal Yusof, HITAM‎^[3], Buku Fixi, →ISBN, page 131:

     "Depa pun kayuh gerek macam kita tiga orang ni lah," sambung Tam.

     "They're also riding bicycles like us three," continued Tam.

References

• "gerek" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ɡe.reʔ/, [ɡeɾeʔ̚]

Verb

gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق)

1. to bore (to make a hole through something)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bergerek-gerek [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
• penggerek [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• menggerek [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggerekkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Adjective

gérék (comparative lebih gerek, superlative paling gerek, Jawi spelling ݢيريق)

1. (Singapore, colloquial) awesome; cool
   • 2007, Mohamed Pitchay Gani Mohamed Abdul Aziz, Evolusi bahasa Melayu: 2000 tahun dari zaman purba ke budaya elektronik [Evolution of Malay language: 2000 years from the ancient times to electronic culture]‎^[4], Penerbit Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, →ISBN, page 106:

     Yang paling tak gerek sekali kalau lupa nak zip seluar.

     The one thing that isn't very cool is if one forgets to zip his or her trousers.

   • 2014 July 5, Shahida Sarhid, “'Rapper' buka kedai 'barber' ['Rapper' opens a barbershop]”, in Berita Harian‎^[5], Mediacorp:

     Mungkin ada yang menganggap macam tak gerek gunting rambut di kedai pak cik.

     Perhaps, there's someone who thinks that it is not cool to have a haircut at uncle's shop.

   • 2022 October 25, Nazirah Nurfatin Jamzuri, “Tiga 'Singapore Idol' bergabung, jayakan konsert Hari Raya berskala besar pertama di Tampines [Three 'Singapore Idol' joined forces, making the first full scale Hari Raya concert in Tampines a success]”, in Berita‎^[6], Singapore: Mediacorp, archived from the original on 25 October 2022:

     "Konsert ini sangat 'gerek' sebab sudah dua tahun tidak dapat menonton konsert dan mereka menampilkan artis legenda seperti Fuad Rahman dan ketiga-tiga Singapore Idol dan saya juga peminat besar Iskandar Ismail," kongsi Encik Fahd.

     This concert is very awesome because I haven't watched the concert in two years already and they featured legendary artists like Fuad Rahman, and all three Singapore Idol and I'm also a big fan of Iskandar Ismail," shared by Mr. Fahd.

Noun

gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق, uncountable)

1. only used in rumput gerek telinga (Ischaemum aristatum)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: gerek (inherited)

Further reading

• "gerek" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sarawak Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.ɣeʔ/

Noun

gerek

1. boyfriend; girlfriend; romantic partner

   Aku ngan gerek suka pergi wayang.

   My partner and I like to go to the cinema.

Verb

gerek

1. to be a romantic partner; to date

   Kitak duak dah lamak bergerek ka?

   Have you two been dating for long?

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گرك (gerek), from Old Anatolian Turkish كَرَكۡ (gäräk), from Proto-Turkic *kẹrgek (“necessity, necessary”), from *kẹrge- (“to need”) +‎ *-k (participle suffix).

Cognates

• Azerbaijani gərək
• Bashkir кәрәк (kərək)
• Karakhanid كَرَكْ, كَرَاكْ (gerek, geräk)
• Kazakh керек (kerek)
• Kyrgyz керек (kerek)
• Nogai керек (kerek)
• Northern Kurdish gerek
• Southern Altai керек (kerek)
• Tatar кирәк (kiräk), kiräk
• Turkmen gerek
• Uyghur كېرەك (kërek)
• Uzbek kerak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟeˈɾec/
• Hyphenation: ge‧rek

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Adjective

gerek

1. necessary, required

   Synonyms: gerekli, lazım, lüzumlu

   Yarın erken kalkmam gerek.

   I need to get up early tomorrow.

Noun

gerek (definite accusative gereği, plural gerekler)

1. necessity, requirement

   Synonyms: gereklilik, icap, gereksinim, ihtiyaç

Declension

Declension of gerek

singular plural nominative gerek gerekler definite accusative gereği gerekleri dative gereğe gereklere locative gerekte gereklerde ablative gerekten gereklerden genitive gereğin gereklerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular gereğim gereklerim 2nd singular gereğin gereklerin 3rd singular gereği gerekleri 1st plural gereğimiz gereklerimiz 2nd plural gereğiniz gerekleriniz 3rd plural gerekleri gerekleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular gereğimi gereklerimi 2nd singular gereğini gereklerini 3rd singular gereğini gereklerini 1st plural gereğimizi gereklerimizi 2nd plural gereğinizi gereklerinizi 3rd plural gereklerini gereklerini dative singular plural 1st singular gereğime gereklerime 2nd singular gereğine gereklerine 3rd singular gereğine gereklerine 1st plural gereğimize gereklerimize 2nd plural gereğinize gereklerinize 3rd plural gereklerine gereklerine locative singular plural 1st singular gereğimde gereklerimde 2nd singular gereğinde gereklerinde 3rd singular gereğinde gereklerinde 1st plural gereğimizde gereklerimizde 2nd plural gereğinizde gereklerinizde 3rd plural gereklerinde gereklerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular gereğimden gereklerimden 2nd singular gereğinden gereklerinden 3rd singular gereğinden gereklerinden 1st plural gereğimizden gereklerimizden 2nd plural gereğinizden gereklerinizden 3rd plural gereklerinden gereklerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular gereğimin gereklerimin 2nd singular gereğinin gereklerinin 3rd singular gereğinin gereklerinin 1st plural gereğimizin gereklerimizin 2nd plural gereğinizin gereklerinizin 3rd plural gereklerinin gereklerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular gereğim gereklerim 2nd singular gereksin gereklersin 3rd singular gerek gerektir gerekler gereklerdir 1st plural gereğiz gerekleriz 2nd plural gereksiniz gereklersiniz 3rd plural gerekler gereklerdir

Conjunction

gerek ... gerek ...

1. Used for combining elements of similar function or equivalence, or choosing between multiple things; whether ... or, either … or, both … and, as well as.

   Synonyms: kâh ... kâh, hem ... hem ...

   • 1938, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, On beşinci yıl kitabı, Cumhuriyet Matbaası, page 394:

     ...gerek ölçüsüz yapılan iskânlar ve gerek memleket dahilinde olan göçler...

     ...both the extravagant settlements and the immigrations within the nation...

   • 1935, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, Büyük Kurultay, C.H.P. Dördüncü Büyük Kurultayı görüşmeleri tutulgası, 9-16 Mayıs 1935, Ulus Basımevi, page 228:

     Gerek bu maddeyi, gerek Kültür bakanlığına aid maddeleri diğer arkadaşlarla ... sabaha kadar müzakere ettik.

     We discussed this article as well as the articles related to the Culture ministry with the other colleagues till morning.

Derived terms

• gerek görmek
• gerekçe
• gerekli
• gereklilik
• gerekmek
• gereksinim
• gereksinmek
• gereksiz

Related terms

• gedik
• gereç
• gez
• kertmek

Further reading

• “gerek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “gerek¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1687