mertek

See also: merték, mértek, and mérték

Hungarian

Etymology

mer (“to dare; to ladle”) +‎ -tek (present-tense second-person plural personal suffix) and -tek (past-tense third-person plural personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛrtɛk]
• Hyphenation: mer‧tek

Verb

mertek

1. second-person plural indicative present indefinite of mer
2. third-person plural indicative past indefinite of mer

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مرتك (mertek).

Noun

mertek (definite accusative merteği, plural mertekler)

1. rafter, one of a series of beams designed to support the roof deck
2. thick and squared balk of timber, beam

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mertek”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3158
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mertek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük