çekimser
Turkish
Etymology
From earlier "çekinser", ultimately from çekin- (“to be unwilling”) + -se + -er. Alternatively from çek- (“to pull”) + -imse + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃecimˈsæɾ/, [t͡ʃe̞.cʰimˈs̪æɾ̞̊]
- Rhymes: -æɾ
- Hyphenation: çe‧kim‧ser
Adjective
çekimser
- one who does not vote during any voting procedure, one who abstains
- Synonym: müstenkif
- A partisinin tüm üyeleri çekimser kaldı
- All of the members of Party A remained abstain
Derived terms
References
- “çekimser”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çekimser”, in Nişanyan Sözlük