"-leş" meaning in Turkish

See -leş in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈ-leʃ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -laş [error-unrecognized-form], -leş [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From -le (verbalizing suffix) + -ş (reciprocal suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|tr|-le<pos:verbalizing suffix>|-iş<pos:reciprocal suffix>|alt2=-ş|id2=reciprocal}} -le (verbalizing suffix) + -ş (reciprocal suffix) Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix}} -leş
  1. Suffix forming reciprocal verbs from nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--leş-tr-suffix-tr:reciprocal Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header, Turkish terms suffixed with -iş (reciprocal), Turkish terms suffixed with -iş (reflexive), Turkish terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Turkish terms suffixed with -iş (reflexive): 58 42 Disambiguation of Turkish terms suffixed with -le: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ˈ-leʃ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -laş [error-unrecognized-form], -leş [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From -le (verbalizing suffix) + -ş (reflexive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|tr|-le<pos:verbalizing suffix>|-iş<pos:reflexive suffix>|alt2=-ş|id2=reflexive}} -le (verbalizing suffix) + -ş (reflexive suffix) Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix}} -leş
  1. Suffix forming verbs meaning "to become" from adjectives or nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--leş-tr-suffix-tr:become Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Turkish terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 49 51 Disambiguation of Turkish terms suffixed with -le: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -le (verbalizing suffix) + -ş (reciprocal suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tr-suffix-forms",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-laş",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leş",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "text": "haber (“news”) + -leş → haberleşmek (“to communicate, to get news from one another”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "mahkeme (“court”) + -leş → mahkemeleşmek (“to sue one another, to litigate”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "karşı (“across”) + -leş → karşılaşmak (“to encounter, to run into, to come across one another”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "mesaj (“message, text”) + -leş → mesajlaşmak (“to text one another”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Suffix forming reciprocal verbs from nouns."
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ-leʃ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "source": "Floating Div",
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        {
          "text": "yer (“place”) + -leş → yerleşmek (“to settle down”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "gen (“wide”) + -leş → genleşmek (“to expand”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "bir (“one”) + -leş → birleşmek (“to unite”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Suffix forming verbs meaning \"to become\" from adjectives or nouns."
      ],
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          "become",
          "become#English"
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      "source": "Floating Div",
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    {
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        {
          "text": "haber (“news”) + -leş → haberleşmek (“to communicate, to get news from one another”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "mahkeme (“court”) + -leş → mahkemeleşmek (“to sue one another, to litigate”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "karşı (“across”) + -leş → karşılaşmak (“to encounter, to run into, to come across one another”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "mesaj (“message, text”) + -leş → mesajlaşmak (“to text one another”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Suffix forming reciprocal verbs from nouns."
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ-leʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-leş"
}

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    "Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "source": "Floating Div",
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      "source": "Floating Div",
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      "source": "Floating Div",
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    },
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      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "yer (“place”) + -leş → yerleşmek (“to settle down”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "gen (“wide”) + -leş → genleşmek (“to expand”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "bir (“one”) + -leş → birleşmek (“to unite”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Suffix forming verbs meaning \"to become\" from adjectives or nouns."
      ],
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        ]
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ-leʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-leş"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -leş meaning in Turkish (3.3kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'a / ı / o / u'",
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    "-leş"
  ],
  "section": "Turkish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-leş",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'e / i / ö / ü'",
  "path": [
    "-leş"
  ],
  "section": "Turkish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-leş",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'a / ı / o / u'",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Turkish",
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{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'e / i / ö / ü'",
  "path": [
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