gerek

gerek

See also: GEREK

Kedah Malay

Noun

gérék

1. bicycle

   2017, Yusrizal Yusof, HITAM‎, Buku Fixi, →ISBN, page 131:

   "Depa pun kayuh gerek macam kita tiga orang ni lah," sambung Tam.

   "They're also riding bicycles like us three," continued Tam.

References

• “gerek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ɡe.reʔ/, [ɡeɾeʔ̚]

Verb

gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق‎)

1. to bore (to make a hole through something)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bergerek-gerek [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
• penggerek [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• menggerek [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggerekkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Adjective

gérék (comparative lebih gerek, superlative paling gerek, Jawi spelling ݢيريق‎)

1. (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) awesome; cool
   • 2007, Mohamed Pitchay Gani Mohamed Abdul Aziz, Evolusi bahasa Melayu: 2000 tahun dari zaman purba ke budaya elektronik‎, Penerbit Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, →ISBN, page 106:

     Yang paling tak gerek sekali kalau lupa nak zip seluar.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   • 2014 July 5, Shahida Sarhid, “'Rapper' buka kedai 'barber'”, in Berita Harian‎, Mediacorp:

     Mungkin ada yang menganggap macam tak gerek gunting rambut di kedai pak cik.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   • 2022 October 25, Nazirah Nurfatin Jamzuri, “Tiga 'Singapore Idol' bergabung, jayakan konsert Hari Raya berskala besar pertama di Tampines”, in Berita‎, Singapore: Mediacorp:

     "Konsert ini sangat 'gerek' sebab sudah dua tahun tidak dapat menonton konsert dan mereka menampilkan artis legenda seperti Fuad Rahman dan ketiga-tiga Singapore Idol dan saya juga peminat besar Iskandar Ismail," kongsi Encik Fahd.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Noun

gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق‎, informal 1st possessive gerekku, 2nd possessive gerekmu, 3rd possessive gereknya)

1. Only used in rumput gerek telinga (Ischaemum aristatum)

Further reading

• “gerek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish گرك‎ (gerek), from Old Anatolian Turkish كرك‎ (gäräk), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kẹrge- (“to need”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟeˈɾec/
• Hyphenation: ge‧rek

Adjective

gerek

1. necessary, required

Noun

gerek (definite accusative gereği, plural gerekler)

1. necessity, requirement

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	gerek
Definite accusative	gereği
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gerek	gerekler
Definite accusative	gereği	gerekleri
Dative	gereğe	gereklere
Locative	gerekte	gereklerde
Ablative	gerekten	gereklerden
Genitive	gereğin	gereklerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular gereğim gereklerim 2nd singular gereğin gereklerin 3rd singular gereği gerekleri 1st plural gereğimiz gereklerimiz 2nd plural gereğiniz gerekleriniz 3rd plural gerekleri gerekleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular gereğimi gereklerimi 2nd singular gereğini gereklerini 3rd singular gereğini gereklerini 1st plural gereğimizi gereklerimizi 2nd plural gereğinizi gereklerinizi 3rd plural gereklerini gereklerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular gereğime gereklerime 2nd singular gereğine gereklerine 3rd singular gereğine gereklerine 1st plural gereğimize gereklerimize 2nd plural gereğinize gereklerinize 3rd plural gereklerine gereklerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular gereğimde gereklerimde 2nd singular gereğinde gereklerinde 3rd singular gereğinde gereklerinde 1st plural gereğimizde gereklerimizde 2nd plural gereğinizde gereklerinizde 3rd plural gereklerinde gereklerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular gereğimden gereklerimden 2nd singular gereğinden gereklerinden 3rd singular gereğinden gereklerinden 1st plural gereğimizden gereklerimizden 2nd plural gereğinizden gereklerinizden 3rd plural gereklerinden gereklerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular gereğimin gereklerimin 2nd singular gereğinin gereklerinin 3rd singular gereğinin gereklerinin 1st plural gereğimizin gereklerimizin 2nd plural gereğinizin gereklerinizin 3rd plural gereklerinin gereklerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular gereğim gereklerim 2nd singular gereksin gereklersin 3rd singular gerek gerektir gerekler gereklerdir 1st plural gereğiz gerekleriz 2nd plural gereksiniz gereklersiniz 3rd plural gerekler gereklerdir

Synonyms

• icap

Derived terms

• gerekli
• gereksiz

Related terms

• gerekmek