tehlike

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) tehlüke

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تهلكه (tehlike, tehlüke), from Arabic تَهْلِكَة (tahlika). Cognate with Crimean Tatar telüke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teh.liˈce/, (some speakers) [teːliˈce]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: teh‧li‧ke

Noun

tehlike (definite accusative tehlikeyi, plural tehlikeler)

  1. danger
    tehlikeye atmak ― to put at risk
    • 2015, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk, →ISBN, page 84:
      Vaziyeti izah ettiler: "Dersim Kürtleri boğazı tutmuşlardır. Tehlike var. Geçilemez."
      They explained the situation: "The Dersim Kurds hold the pass. It's dangerous. Nobody can get through."

Declension

Declension of tehlike
singular plural
nominative tehlike tehlikeler
definite accusative tehlikeyi tehlikeleri
dative tehlikeye tehlikelere
locative tehlikede tehlikelerde
ablative tehlikeden tehlikelerden
genitive tehlikenin tehlikelerin

Derived terms

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