bilmek

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to know, be informed of, be aware of; to understand
  2. (transitive) to know, recognize
  3. (auxiliary) to be able to; can (all senses)

Concepts

know
understand
recognize
ken
grasp
seize
apprehend
wot
arrest
catch
cognize
Synonyms

tanımak
C1
anlamak
B2

haberi olmak

endişe etmek

idrak
C2
kavramak
onaylamak
32k
tahmin etmek
algılamak
tecrübe
C1
caymak
deneyim
C1
Translations

savoir
wissen
saber
sapere
saber
weten
zanîn
saber
conhecer
scire
connaître
kennen

ξέρω

capire
Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[bilˈmec]
Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish
بلمك
Cognate with Old Turkish
𐰋𐰃𐰠
Cognate with Karakhanid
بِلْماكْ
Cognate with Azerbaijani
bilmək
Cognate with Uzbek
bilmoq
In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بلمك (bilmek, “to know, understand, recognise”), from Proto-Turkic *bil- (“to know”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (b²il² /⁠bil-⁠/, “to know”), Karakhanid بِلْماكْ (bilmēk, “to know”), Azerbaijani bilmək (“to know”), Uzbek bilmoq (“to know”).

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