gerçek
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɟeɾˈt͡ʃec/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كرچك (gerçek, “true, actual, real”), from Old Anatolian Turkish كِرْچَكْ (gerçäk, “true”), from Proto-Oghuz *kẹrtüček, a derivation from Proto-Turkic *kẹrtü (“true, truth”). Morphologically, kirti + -çek. Cognates Cognate with [script needed] (kertgün-, “to believe”), Azerbaijani gerçək (“true”), Khakas киртінерге (kirtìnerge, “to believe”), Turkmen gerçek (“brave, courageous”), Yakut кырдьык (kïrjïk, “true, veritable, exact”).
Related words
simonpure
straightout
dinky-die
true to type
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