bilmek

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بلمك‎ (bilmek, “to know, understand, recognise”), from Proto-Turkic *bil- (“to know”).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠‎ (b²il² /⁠bil-⁠/, “to know”), Karakhanid بِلْماكْ‎ (bilmēk, “to know”), Azerbaijani bilmək (“to know”), Uzbek bilmoq (“to know”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bilˈmec]

Verb

bilmek (third-person singular simple present bilir)

  1. (intransitive) to know, be informed of, be aware of; to understand
    Biraz Türkçe biliyorum. ― I know a little Turkish.
  2. (intransitive) to know, recognize

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Further reading

  • bilmek in Reverso (Turkish-English)

Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bil-mek (“to know”).

Verb

bilmek

  1. to know (something)

Conjugation

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