"-mek" meaning in Turkish

See -mek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -mak [error-unrecognized-form], -mek [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـمك (-mek). Etymology templates: {{ety|tr|:inh|ota:ـمك|text=2|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Turkish", "term" : "-mek", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tr" }" data-lang="tr" data-title="-mek"> Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـمك (-mek)., {{ety|tr|:inh|ota:ـمك|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *-mek Ottoman Turkish ـمك (-mek) Turkish -mek Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـمك (-mek), from Proto-Turkic *-mek. Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix||-{{{var}}}|head=}} -mek, {{tr-suffix}} -mek
  1. Infinitive ending of verbs. Tags: morpheme
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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ـمك",
      "ـمك#Ottoman_Turkish"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ota:ـمك",
        "text": "2",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Turkish\", \"term\" : \"-mek\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tr\" }\" data-lang=\"tr\" data-title=\"-mek\">\nInherited from Ottoman Turkish ـمك (-mek).",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ota:ـمك",
        "text": "2",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Turkic *-mek\nOttoman Turkish ـمك (-mek)\nTurkish -mek\nInherited from Ottoman Turkish ـمك (-mek), from Proto-Turkic *-mek.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـمك (-mek).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tr-suffix-forms",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mak",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mek",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "-{{{var}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-mek",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-mek",
      "name": "tr-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "etmek (“to do, get, practice”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Infinitive ending of verbs."
      ],
      "id": "en--mek-tr-suffix-mVZ58UYL",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-mek"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ـمك",
      "ـمك#Ottoman_Turkish"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ota:ـمك",
        "text": "2",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Turkish\", \"term\" : \"-mek\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tr\" }\" data-lang=\"tr\" data-title=\"-mek\">\nInherited from Ottoman Turkish ـمك (-mek).",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ota:ـمك",
        "text": "2",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Turkic *-mek\nOttoman Turkish ـمك (-mek)\nTurkish -mek\nInherited from Ottoman Turkish ـمك (-mek), from Proto-Turkic *-mek.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـمك (-mek).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tr-suffix-forms",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mak",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mek",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "-{{{var}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-mek",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-mek",
      "name": "tr-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Turkish entries with etymology texts",
        "Turkish entries with etymology trees",
        "Turkish entries with etymon",
        "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Turkish lemmas",
        "Turkish suffixes",
        "Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
        "Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic",
        "Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish",
        "Turkish terms inherited from Proto-Turkic"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "etmek (“to do, get, practice”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Infinitive ending of verbs."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-mek"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -mek meaning in Turkish (2.0kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'a / ı / o / u'",
  "path": [
    "-mek"
  ],
  "section": "Turkish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-mek",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'e / i / ö / ü'",
  "path": [
    "-mek"
  ],
  "section": "Turkish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-mek",
  "trace": ""
}

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