tanımlamak

Turkish

Etymology

Compound of tanı (“recognition, identification”) +‎ mlamak (“to make, to do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈnɯm.la.mak/
• Hyphenation: ta‧nım‧la‧mak

Verb

tanımlamak (third-person singular simple present tanımlar)

1. (transitive) To define, to specify the meaning of a word or phrase.
2. (transitive) To identify, to recognize and be able to name.
3. (transitive) To describe, to give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern or process.
4. (transitive) To characterize, to describe distinctive characteristics or essential features.

Related terms

• tanım
• tanınmak
• tanıtım
• tanıtımak

 

Further reading

• “tanımlamak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “tanımlamak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 6789