gerek
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɟeˈɾec/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گرك (gerek), from Old Anatolian Turkish كرك (gäräk), from Proto-Turkic *kẹrgek (“necessity, necessary”), from *kẹrge- (“to need”) + *-k (participle suffix). Cognates Azerbaijani gərək Bashkir кәрәк (kərək) Karakhanid كَرَكْ, كَرَاكْ (gerek, geräk) Kazakh керек (kerek) Kyrgyz керек (kerek) Nogai керек (kerek) Northern Kurdish gerek Southern Altai керек (kerek) Tatar кирәк (kiräk), kiräk Turkmen gerek Uyghur كېرەك (kërek) Uzbek kerak
Related words
job requirement
lâzım
gerekli şey
yaraşır
olmalı
gerekme
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