"seč-" meaning in Proto-Turkic

See seč- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: Potentially an alternate form of *seĺ- (“to untie”). Head templates: {{head|trk-pro|verb}} *seč-
  1. (Common Turkic, transitive) to select, choose Tags: reconstruction, transitive Related terms: seĺ-
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Common Turkic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Oghuz:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "trk-oat"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Anatolian Turkish:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Anatolian Turkish:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "seçmək"
          },
          "expansion": "Azerbaijani: seçmək",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Azerbaijani: seçmək"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota"
          },
          "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ottoman Turkish:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "seçmek"
          },
          "expansion": "Turkish: seçmek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Turkish: seçmek"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gag",
            "2": "seçmek"
          },
          "expansion": "Gagauz: seçmek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gagauz: seçmek"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tk",
            "2": "seçmek"
          },
          "expansion": "Turkmen: seçmek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Turkmen: seçmek"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Kypchak:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Kyrgyz-Kipchak:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ky",
            "2": "чечүү"
          },
          "expansion": "Kyrgyz: чечүү (cecüü)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kyrgyz: чечүү (cecüü)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "alt",
            "2": "чечер"
          },
          "expansion": "Southern Altai: чечер (čečer)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Southern Altai: чечер (čečer)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Karluk:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xqa",
            "tr": "sečmēk"
          },
          "expansion": "Karakhanid: [script needed] (sečmēk)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Karakhanid: [script needed] (sečmēk)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Siberian:"
    },
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oui",
            "tr": "seč-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Uyghur: [script needed] (seč-)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Old Uyghur: [script needed] (seč-)"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "*seč-",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Turkic",
  "lang_code": "trk-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/seč-",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Common Turkic",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Turkic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to select, choose"
      ],
      "id": "en-seč--trk-pro-verb-c27owIKK",
      "links": [
        [
          "select",
          "select"
        ],
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Common Turkic, transitive) to select, choose"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "seĺ-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "seč-"
}
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      "text": "Common Turkic:"
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Oghuz:"
    },
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            "1": "trk-oat"
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          "expansion": "Old Anatolian Turkish:",
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        }
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      "text": "Old Anatolian Turkish:"
    },
    {
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      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "seçmək"
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          "expansion": "Azerbaijani: seçmək",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Azerbaijani: seçmək"
    },
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          "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ottoman Turkish:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "seçmek"
          },
          "expansion": "Turkish: seçmek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Turkish: seçmek"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gag",
            "2": "seçmek"
          },
          "expansion": "Gagauz: seçmek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gagauz: seçmek"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tk",
            "2": "seçmek"
          },
          "expansion": "Turkmen: seçmek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Turkmen: seçmek"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Kypchak:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Kyrgyz-Kipchak:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ky",
            "2": "чечүү"
          },
          "expansion": "Kyrgyz: чечүү (cecüü)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kyrgyz: чечүү (cecüü)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "alt",
            "2": "чечер"
          },
          "expansion": "Southern Altai: чечер (čečer)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Southern Altai: чечер (čečer)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Karluk:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xqa",
            "tr": "sečmēk"
          },
          "expansion": "Karakhanid: [script needed] (sečmēk)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Karakhanid: [script needed] (sečmēk)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Siberian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oui",
            "tr": "seč-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Uyghur: [script needed] (seč-)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Uyghur: [script needed] (seč-)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Potentially an alternate form of *seĺ- (“to untie”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "trk-pro",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "*seč-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "trk-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/seč-",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "seĺ-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Common Turkic",
        "Proto-Turkic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Turkic lemmas",
        "Proto-Turkic transitive verbs",
        "Proto-Turkic verbs",
        "Requests for native script for Karakhanid terms",
        "Requests for native script for Old Uyghur terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to select, choose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "select",
          "select"
        ],
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Common Turkic, transitive) to select, choose"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "seč-"
}

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