istek

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایستك (istek, “wish, desire”), from Proto-Turkic *īŕteg,[1] a development of *īŕte- (“to seek, to pursue”), whence istemek (“to wish, desire”). Cognate with Kyrgyz издөө (izdöö), Southern Altai истеер (isteer) and Uyghur ئىستەك (istek).

Noun

istek (definite accusative isteği, plural istekler)

  1. wish, desire (a wish)
    Synonyms: dilek, talep, rica, temenni, murat
  2. request

Declension
Inflection
Nominative istek
Definite accusative isteği
Singular Plural
Nominative istek istekler
Definite accusative isteği istekleri
Dative isteğe isteklere
Locative istekte isteklerde
Ablative istekten isteklerden
Genitive isteğin isteklerin

Derived terms

References
  1. Clauson, Gerard (1972) “iste:g”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 242

Further reading
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