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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

beklemek.

To wait for, to await.

8 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

verb/bec.leˈmec/
  1. To wait for, to await.

    transitive
    Seni bekliyordum.
  2. To expect, to anticipate

    transitive
  3. To watch over something or someone; to guard, to keep an eye on.

    transitive
  4. To tarry, to hang about.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بكلمك, بكلهمك (beklemek), from Proto-Common Turkic *bekle- (“to fortify, to protect”), from *bek (“firm, solid, stable”), equivalent to pek + -le. Cognate with Azerbaijani bəkləmək.

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