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geçinmek

Pronunciation: /ɟe.t͡ʃinˈmec/

“geçinmek” is a Turkish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to provide for one's survival
  2. to get by, to make ends meet
  3. to get along, to get on well
  4. to freeload off of someone, to take advantage of
  5. to pose as, to act like, to self-declare as

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كچینمك (geçinmek). By surface analysis, geç- (“to pass, to cross”) + -in (“reflexive suffix”) + -mek.

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