deprem

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tepren, coined during the language reform to replace the Arabic-derived zelzele. Compare Ottoman Turkish دپره‌مك‎ (depremek).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deˈp.ɾæm/
  • Hyphenation: dep‧rem

Noun

deprem

  1. earthquake

Derived terms

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “deprem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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