"erkin" meaning in Turkish

See erkin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /eɾˈcin/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Turkic languages, from Proto-Turkic *erkin, from Proto-Turkic *erk. By surface analysis, erk + -in. Compare Old Anatolian Turkish ارك (erk, “authority, power”). Etymology templates: {{root|tr|trk-pro|*erk}}, {{learned borrowing|tr|trk|tr=}} Learned borrowing from Turkic, {{der|tr|trk-pro|*erkin}} Proto-Turkic *erkin, {{der|tr|trk-pro|*erk}} Proto-Turkic *erk, {{surf|tr|erk|-in}} By surface analysis, erk + -in, {{m+|trk-oat|ارك|t=authority, power|tr=erk}} Old Anatolian Turkish ارك (erk, “authority, power”) Head templates: {{tr-adj}} erkin
  1. (puristic) free, independent Synonyms: hür, serbest, azat Derived forms: erkinlik Related terms: erk
    Sense id: en-erkin-tr-adj-QeepsbBm Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header, Turkish terms suffixed with -in, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 98 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 0 2
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      "name": "surf"
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        "t": "authority, power",
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      "expansion": "Old Anatolian Turkish ارك (erk, “authority, power”)",
      "name": "m+"
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  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Turkic languages, from Proto-Turkic *erkin, from Proto-Turkic *erk. By surface analysis, erk + -in.\nCompare Old Anatolian Turkish ارك (erk, “authority, power”).",
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  "pos": "adj",
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free, independent"
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          "independent"
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        "(puristic) free, independent"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "erk"
        }
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          "word": "hür"
        },
        {
          "word": "serbest"
        },
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          "word": "azat"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/eɾˈcin/"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "*erk"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Turkic *erk",
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    },
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        "2": "erk",
        "3": "-in"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, erk + -in",
      "name": "surf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ارك",
        "t": "authority, power",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Anatolian Turkish ارك (erk, “authority, power”)",
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        "Turkish lemmas",
        "Turkish puristic terms",
        "Turkish terms borrowed from Turkic languages",
        "Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic",
        "Turkish terms derived from Turkic languages",
        "Turkish terms derived from the Proto-Turkic root *erk",
        "Turkish terms suffixed with -in",
        "Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eɾˈcin/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hür"
    },
    {
      "word": "serbest"
    },
    {
      "word": "azat"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erkin"
}

Download raw JSONL data for erkin meaning in Turkish (1.9kB)

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