ermek

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to attain, achieve
2. (intransitive) to reach, be long enough to reach
3. (intransitive) to ripen, become ripe, mature
4. (intransitive) to attain sainthood; to be spiritually enlightened, reach spiritual perfection

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæɾ.mec/

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ایرمك (ermek, “to attain, reach, mature”), from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄r- (“to reach”). According to Nişanyan it is akin to Old Turkic [script needed] (er-, “to be”), see more at imek.
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (er-, “to reach”), Khalaj [script needed] (ẹ̄̂r-, “to reach”) and possibly Hungarian ér (“to reach”), thought to be a Turkic borrowing. Also related to Old Uyghur [script needed] (ert-, “to pass”).