"Mehmetçik" meaning in Turkish

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Noun

Forms: Mehmetçiki [accusative, definite], Mehmetçikler [plural]
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish محمدجك (Mehmedcik), equivalent to Mehmet + -çik. Compare Tommy (“British soldier”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|محمدجك|tr=Mehmedcik}} Ottoman Turkish محمدجك (Mehmedcik), {{suffix|tr|Mehmet|cik|alt2=çik}} Mehmet + -çik Head templates: {{head|tr|noun|definite accusative|Mehmetçiki|||plural|Mehmetçikler|f1accel-form=def|acc|s|f1request=1|f3accel-form=nom|p|f3request=1|head=|sort=}} Mehmetçik (definite accusative Mehmetçiki, plural Mehmetçikler), {{tr-noun|i|ler}} Mehmetçik (definite accusative Mehmetçiki, plural Mehmetçikler)
  1. A common soldier of the Turkish army.
    Sense id: en-Mehmetçik-tr-noun-aNgkAali Categories (other): Turkish entries with incorrect language header, Turkish terms suffixed with -cik

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "Mehmet",
        "3": "cik",
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish محمدجك (Mehmedcik), equivalent to Mehmet + -çik.\nCompare Tommy (“British soldier”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "Mehmetçiki",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Mehmetçikler",
      "tags": [
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      },
      "expansion": "Mehmetçik (definite accusative Mehmetçiki, plural Mehmetçikler)",
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          "english": "Another blow against terrorists from our soldiers!",
          "roman": "Mehmetçikten teröristlere bir darbe daha!",
          "text": "2022 December 11, tweet by Ministry of Defense quoted by Anadolu Agencyhttps://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/firat-kalkani-ve-baris-pinari-bolgelerinde-4-pkk-ypgli-terorist-etkisiz-hale-getirildi/2760995",
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        "A common soldier of the Turkish army."
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "f3request": "1",
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      },
      "expansion": "Mehmetçik (definite accusative Mehmetçiki, plural Mehmetçikler)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "i",
        "2": "ler"
      },
      "expansion": "Mehmetçik (definite accusative Mehmetçiki, plural Mehmetçikler)",
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  ],
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        "Turkish terms with quotations"
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        {
          "english": "Another blow against terrorists from our soldiers!",
          "roman": "Mehmetçikten teröristlere bir darbe daha!",
          "text": "2022 December 11, tweet by Ministry of Defense quoted by Anadolu Agencyhttps://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/firat-kalkani-ve-baris-pinari-bolgelerinde-4-pkk-ypgli-terorist-etkisiz-hale-getirildi/2760995",
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        "A common soldier of the Turkish army."
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