gitmek

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كتمك (gitmek), from Proto-Turkic *kē(y)t- (to go (away)). Cognate of Azerbaijani getmek, Uzbek ketmoq, Kazakh кету (ketu) etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡitˈmek/, (dialectal) /ɡetˈmek/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: git‧mek

Verb

gitmek (third-person singular simple present gider)

  1. to go
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım [I Am On a Long, Thin Road]”, performed by Aşık Veysel:
      Uzun ince bir yoldayım / Gidiyorum gündüz gece / Bilmiyorum ne haldeyim / Gidiyorum gündüz gece
      I am on a long, thin road / I go day and night / I do not know what state I am in / I go day and night

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Descendants

  • Swedish: gitta

References

Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kē(y)t- (to go). Cognate with Turkish gitmek, etc.

Verb

gitmek

  1. to go
  2. to leave
  3. to continue, last
  4. to pay a visit

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