canı çekmek

Turkish

Etymology

Compound of can (“soul, life, being”) +‎ çekmek (“to pull”), literally “to have one's life pull (something)”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.nɯ t͡ʃecˈmec/

Verb

canı çekmek

  1. (idiomatic) to want, to desire, to hanker
    Canım çok dondurma çekti şimdi, gidip alalım mı?
    I really want some ice cream now, should we go get some?
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