دونمك

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tȫn- (to turn back, return);[1] cognate with Azerbaijani dönmək, Karakhanid [script needed] (tȫnmēk) and Yakut төнүн (tönün).

Verb

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دونمك (dönmek)

  1. (intransitive) to turn, rotate, spin, gyrate, revolve, to move around an axis through itself
  2. (intransitive) to return, turn back, come back, to come or go back to a place or person
  3. (intransitive) to swerve, deviate, to wander from any line, course, rule, or duty prescribed
  4. (intransitive) to change, alter, convert, transform, to become something different than before
  5. (intransitive, religion) to convert, to undergo a conversion of religion, faith, creed, or belief

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: dönmek

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “tö:n-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 515

Further reading

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