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ilenmek

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایلنمك (ilenmek), from Old Anatolian Turkish ایلنمك (ilänmäk), from Proto-Turkic *ilen-[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: i‧len‧mek

Verb

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ilenmek (third-person singular simple present ilenir)

  1. (transitive) to pray for something bad to happen to someone, to maledict, to curse
    Synonyms: kargımak, intizar etmek, kargışlamak, lanetlemek, beddua etmek
    Antonyms: alkışlamak, dua etmek
    kavgamızdan sonra ona ilendim
    I maledicted him after our fight
  2. (transitive, dated) to curse, to cuss, to swear, to say a swear word
    Synonym: küfretmek

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ilenmek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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  • ilenmek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu