özenmek

Meaning

1. (intransitive, with-dative) To aspire to be like somebody one admires; to emulate something or someone.
2. (intransitive) To show utmost attention while doing something; to take pains.
3. (ablative, intransitive, with-dative) To imitate someone.

Synonyms

kıvranmak

didinmek

gayret etmek

çabalamak

savaşmak

taklit etmek

kırışmak

Translations

ambitionner

affecter

imiter

s’appliquer

singer

🐒

être l’émule

être soigneux

اِعْتَنَى

operor

sich Mühe geben

Pronounced as (IPA)

/œ.zenˈmec/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: اوزنمك

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: اوز

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish اوزنمك (üzenmek, “to take pains, to be pains-taking”), from Ottoman Turkish اوز (öz, “pith, essence, the self”), from Proto-Turkic *ȫŕ (“inside, the essential part, the self”).