بكلمك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid”), whence also Ottoman Turkish پك (pek). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (bekle-, “to protect, keep an eye on”), which preserved the original meaning. See also the second and third usages, in which the original meaning is also preserved.

Verb

بكلمك • (beklemek)

1. to avait, to wait in expectation of (someone or something)
2. to watch for
3. to guard over

Related terms

• پك (pek)

Descendants

• Turkish: beklemek

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bekle-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بكلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 378