"erk" meaning in Turkish

See erk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɾc/
Etymology: From Proto-Turkic *erk. Standard form is a learned borrowing from a classical language, while the dialectal form is directly inherited. Etymology templates: {{der|tr|trk-pro|*erk}} Proto-Turkic *erk Head templates: {{head|tr|noun|definite accusative|erki|||plural|erkler|f1accel-form=def|acc|s|f1request=1|f3accel-form=nom|p|f3request=1|head=|sort=}} erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler), {{tr-noun|erki|erkler}} erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler), {{tlb|tr|often|puristic}} (often puristic) Inflection templates: {{tr-infl-noun-c|i}} Forms: erki [accusative, definite], erkler [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], erk [nominative, singular], erkler [nominative, plural], erki [accusative, definite, singular], erkleri [accusative, definite, plural], erke [dative, singular], erklere [dative, plural], erkte [locative, singular], erklerde [locative, plural], erkten [ablative, singular], erklerden [ablative, plural], erkin [genitive, singular], erklerin [genitive, plural]
  1. ability to have a say in (power to influence)
    Sense id: en-erk-tr-noun-PkEG4hGQ Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 5 4 26 1 8 1 1 7 29 2 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 27 1 9 1 1 4 1 5 31 1 14 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 50 17 33
  2. population
    Sense id: en-erk-tr-noun-T57cTT7Q
  3. The authority or ability of an individual, a society, to dominate, oppress and control other individuals, groups, or societies, interfere with their freedoms, and force them to behave in certain ways. (Exact official meaning in TDK)
    Sense id: en-erk-tr-noun-l59DL28v Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 5 4 26 1 8 1 1 7 29 2 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 27 1 9 1 1 4 1 5 31 1 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anaerki, ataerki, erkin, erkli, erksiz, özerk Related terms: erke
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "anaerki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ataerki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "erkin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "erkli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "erksiz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "özerk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "trk-pro",
        "3": "*erk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Turkic *erk",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Turkic *erk. Standard form is a learned borrowing from a classical language, while the dialectal form is directly inherited.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "erki",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkler",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tr-infl-noun-c",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkler",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkleri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erklere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erklerde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erklerden",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erklerin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite accusative",
        "4": "erki",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "erkler",
        "f1accel-form": "def|acc|s",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f3accel-form": "nom|p",
        "f3request": "1",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "erki",
        "2": "erkler"
      },
      "expansion": "erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler)",
      "name": "tr-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "often",
        "3": "puristic"
      },
      "expansion": "(often puristic)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "erk"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "i"
      },
      "name": "tr-infl-noun-c"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "erke"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 4 26 1 8 1 1 7 29 2 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 2 27 1 9 1 1 4 1 5 31 1 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 17 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ability to have a say in (power to influence)"
      ],
      "id": "en-erk-tr-noun-PkEG4hGQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "have",
          "have"
        ],
        [
          "a",
          "a"
        ],
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "population"
      ],
      "id": "en-erk-tr-noun-T57cTT7Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "population",
          "population"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 4 26 1 8 1 1 7 29 2 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 2 27 1 9 1 1 4 1 5 31 1 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The authority or ability of an individual, a society, to dominate, oppress and control other individuals, groups, or societies, interfere with their freedoms, and force them to behave in certain ways. (Exact official meaning in TDK)"
      ],
      "id": "en-erk-tr-noun-l59DL28v",
      "links": [
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ],
        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɾc/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erk"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Turkish lemmas",
    "Turkish nouns",
    "Turkish puristic terms",
    "Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic",
    "Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "anaerki"
    },
    {
      "word": "ataerki"
    },
    {
      "word": "erkin"
    },
    {
      "word": "erkli"
    },
    {
      "word": "erksiz"
    },
    {
      "word": "özerk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "trk-pro",
        "3": "*erk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Turkic *erk",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Turkic *erk. Standard form is a learned borrowing from a classical language, while the dialectal form is directly inherited.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "erki",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkler",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tr-infl-noun-c",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkler",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkleri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erklere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erklerde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erklerden",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erkin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erklerin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite accusative",
        "4": "erki",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "erkler",
        "f1accel-form": "def|acc|s",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f3accel-form": "nom|p",
        "f3request": "1",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "erki",
        "2": "erkler"
      },
      "expansion": "erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler)",
      "name": "tr-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "often",
        "3": "puristic"
      },
      "expansion": "(often puristic)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "erk"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "i"
      },
      "name": "tr-infl-noun-c"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "erke"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ability to have a say in (power to influence)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "have",
          "have"
        ],
        [
          "a",
          "a"
        ],
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "population"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "population",
          "population"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The authority or ability of an individual, a society, to dominate, oppress and control other individuals, groups, or societies, interfere with their freedoms, and force them to behave in certain ways. (Exact official meaning in TDK)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ],
        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɾc/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erk"
}

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