See also: kəsmək

Karaim

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kes-. Compare also Proto-Mongolic *ker-či; Proto-Japonic *kiru.

Verb

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kesmek

  1. to cut

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “kesmek”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish كسمك (kesmek), from Proto-Turkic *kes- (to cut). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (kés-), Chuvash кас (kas).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [cesmec]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kes‧mek

Verb

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kesmek (third-person singular simple present keser)

  1. to cut
    Şu kabloyu kestim.I cut that cable.
  2. to cut off, interrupt
    Bağlantı kesilince yeniden aramadı.When the communication was interrupted, [he/she/it] didn't call again.
  3. to stop (talking, crying, etc.)
    Ağlamayı kes!Stop crying!
  4. to shave beard or moustache
    Sakalını kesti.He shaved his beard.
  5. (video games, transitive) to slay
    En iyi itemler ejderhaları kesince düşüyor.
    The best loot drops when you slay dragons.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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