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göçmek

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كوچمك (göçmek, to migrate), from Proto-Turkic *köč- (to migrate). Cognate of Azerbaijani köçmək, Kazakh көшу (köşu), and Karakhanid كُجْماكْ (köčmēk).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡøt͡ʃˈmek/, [ɟøtʃˈmec]
  • Hyphenation: göç‧mek

Verb

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göçmek (third-person singular simple present göçer)

  1. to migrate
    Synonym: göç etmek
    • 1981, “Arkadaşım Eşşek [My Friend Donkey]”, performed by Barış Manço:
      Kaç yıl oldu saymadım köyden göçeli
      I haven't counted how many years it’s been since I left the village
  2. (figurative) to die, pass away

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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