tetik

Meaning

Adj

1. vigilant, watchful
2. requiring care and caution, delicate

Noun

trigger

Concepts

alert

detent

nimble

trigger

watchful

unasleep

sharpeyed

yare

Synonyms

uyanık

kilit çengeli

Translations

détente

Drücker

gâchette

Abzug

déclic

ξυπνητός

ساهد

wach

despert

σκανδάλη

Trigger

αφυπνισμένος

rührig

متنبه

يقظ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/teˈtic/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: تتك

Cognate with Old Turkish:

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تتك (tetik, “quick, sharp, vigilant, nice, delicate, a trigger of a gun”), from Proto-Turkic *tetik (“alert, clever”), from the root *tet- (“to strive, exert; bold, hero; clever, reasonable; cheerful, vigorous”), whence also didin- (“to strive”).
Compare Old Turkic [script needed] (tetik, “quickwitted, intelligent”).