durmak

Meaning

1. to stop
2. to stand; to sit still; to remain
3. to last; to continue to be

Pronounced as (IPA)

/duɾmɑk/

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طورمق (durmak), from Proto-Turkic *tur- (“to stand”). Cognate with Kazakh тұру (tūru), Turkmen durmak, Crimean Tatar turmaq, Uzbek turmoq, Uyghur تۇرماق (turmaq), Azerbaijani durmaq, Tatar turu, Chuvash тӑр (tăr), etc.

Sentences

Ömer misafirlerini oturtarak kendi ayakta durmak istedi, fakat Bedri yerini ona verdi .

Omar wanted to stand on his own by sitting his guests down, but Bedri gave him his place.