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bilmek.

to know, be informed of, be aware of; to understand

6 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

verb/bilˈmec/

  1. to know, be informed of, be aware of; to understand

    transitive
    Biraz Türkçe biliyorum.

  2. to know, recognize

    transitive
    Bu şarkıyı biliyorum!

  3. to be able to; can (all senses)

    auxiliary
    Evet, bilgisayar kullanabilirim.
    Bu gece dışarı çıkamazsın.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بلمك (bilmek, “to know, understand, recognise”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بِلۡمَكۡ (bilmek), from Proto-Turkic *bil- (“to know”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (b²il² /⁠bil-⁠/, “to know”), Karakhanid بِلْماكْ (bilmēk, “to know”), Azerbaijani bilmək (“to know”), Uzbek bilmoq (“to know”).

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