özenti

== Turkish == === Etymology === 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”), morphologically öz +‎ -en +‎ -ti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /œzænˈti/ Hyphenation: ö‧zen‧ti === Noun === özenti (definite accusative özentiyi, plural özentiler) The effort to be or look like someone or something one likes. (figuratively, derogatory) Someone who imitates someone or something they look up to, or wants to be a part of a group; wannabe, ape, copycat. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “özenti”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu