Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دفن ایتمك (defn itmek, etmek, to bury, to inter),[1][2] from دفن (defn), equivalent to compound of defin (the act of burying, a burial) +‎ etmek (to do, to make).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdef.net.mec/
  • Hyphenation: def‧net‧mek

Verb

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defnetmek (third-person singular simple present defneder)

  1. (transitive) To bury a deceased person, to conduct a burial.
    Synonyms: gömmek, toprağa vermek

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دفن ایتمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 907
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دفن ایتمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 575
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “defin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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Note 2