beklemek

== Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Cognate with Turkish beklemek. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bek‧le‧mek === Verb === beklemek to wait ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “beklemek”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بكلمك, بكله‌مك (beklemek), from Proto-Common Turkic *bekle- (“to fortify, to protect”), from *bek (“firm, solid, stable”), equivalent to pek +‎ -le. Cognate with Azerbaijani bəkləmək. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bec.leˈmec/ Hyphenation: bek‧le‧mek === Verb === beklemek (third-person singular simple present bekler) (transitive) To wait for, to await. Seni bekliyordum. ― I was waiting for you. (transitive) To expect, to anticipate (transitive) To watch over something or someone; to guard, to keep an eye on. (transitive) To tarry, to hang about. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== berk pek peki pekiştirmek ==== Descendants ==== → Ladino: beklear, biklear === References === === Further reading === “beklemek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu