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korkutmak.

to scare, frighten

9 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

verb/koɾ.kutˈmak/
  1. to scare, frighten

    transitive
    Beni çok korkuttun!
  2. to worry (to cause concern)

    transitive
  3. to intimidate, threaten

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قورقوتمق (korkutmak). Equivalent to kork- (“to be afraid”) + -ut (causative suffix). Compare Crimean Tatar qorqutmaq (“to frighten”), Azerbaijani qorxutmaq (“to frighten”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.