mertek
See also: merték, mértek, and mérték
Hungarian
Etymology
mer + -tek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛrtɛk]
- Hyphenation: mer‧tek
Verb
mertek
- second-person plural indicative present indefinite of mer
- third-person plural indicative past indefinite of mer
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مرتك (mertek).
Noun
mertek (definite accusative merteği, plural mertekler)
- rafter, one of a series of beams designed to support the roof deck
- thick and squared balk of timber, beam
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mertek”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3158
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mertek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük