menetmek

Meaning

  1. (ablative, transitive, with-dative) To forbid from, to prohibit, to disallow.
  2. (ablative, transitive, with-dative) To prevent from, to hinder.

Synonyms

engel olmak

yasak etmek

saymamak

sürgüne yollamak

izin vermemek

olanak vermemek

yasal haklardan mahrum etmek

geri koymak

önüne geçmek

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmen.et.mec/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish منع ایتمك (menʿ itmek, etmek, “to prevent, to forbid”), equivalent to compound of men (“an act of forbidding, preventing”) + etmek (“to do, to make”).

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