imrenmek

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امرنمك (imrenmek, to feel a longing), cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (amran-, to love, desire). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ăm- (gentle, quiet; to love, desire).[1] Also related to Old Turkic [script needed] (amrıl-, to be quiet), [script needed] (amul, gentle, quiet),[2]

Verb

imrenmek (third-person singular simple present imrenir)

  1. (intransitive) to long for, feel an appetite for,
  2. (intransitive) to desire (something unobtainable), envy

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • imrenme
  • imreniş
  • imreni
  • imrenti
  • imrendirmek
  • imrenilmek
  • imrenmemek
  • imrenememek
  • imrenebilmek

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ăm-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2015-04-24) “imren-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.