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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

istemek.

to want, desire, wish

7 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

verb/is.teˈmec/
  1. to want, desire, wish

    transitive
    Ne istersiniz?
  2. to ask for, seek, demand

    transitive · with-ablative
  3. to ask for (a woman) in marriage

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish استمك (istemek, “to wish for, ask for, want, require”) from Proto-Turkic *īŕte- (“to seek, pursue”), derived from *īŕ (“trace”), whence iz (“trace”).

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