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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sekmek.

to bounce

6 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

verb/secˈmec/
  1. to bounce

    intransitive
  2. to hop

    intransitive
  3. to skip, jump lightly and quickly

    intransitive
  4. to ricochet; (for a stone) to skip (over water)

    intransitive
  5. to deviate, or be inconsistent

    intransitive
  6. to fail to occur properly or on time

    figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سكمك (sekmek, “to hop, hobble along, ricochet”), from Proto-Turkic *sēk- (“to jump”). Cognate with Azerbaijani səkmək (“to hop”), Chuvash сикме (sikme, “to jump”). Compare Hungarian szökik (“to hop”).

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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.