gerek

gérék

1. bicycle
   • 2017, Yusrizal Yusof, HITAM‎^[3], 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.

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

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

gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق)

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

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 [Evolution of Malay language: 2000 years from the ancient times to electronic culture]‎^[4], Penerbit Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, →ISBN, page 106:

     Yang paling tak gerek sekali kalau lupa nak zip seluar.

     The one thing that isn't very cool is if one forgets to zip his or her trousers.

   • 2014 July 5, Shahida Sarhid, “'Rapper' buka kedai 'barber' ['Rapper' opens a barbershop]”, in Berita Harian‎^[5], Mediacorp:

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

     Perhaps, there's someone who thinks that it is not cool to have a haircut at uncle's shop.

   • 2022 October 25, Nazirah Nurfatin Jamzuri, “Tiga 'Singapore Idol' bergabung, jayakan konsert Hari Raya berskala besar pertama di Tampines [Three 'Singapore Idol' joined forces, making the first full scale Hari Raya concert in Tampines a success]”, in Berita‎^[6], Singapore: Mediacorp, archived from the original on 25 October 2022:

     "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.

     This concert is very awesome because I haven't watched the concert in two years already and they featured legendary artists like Fuad Rahman, and all three Singapore Idol and I'm also a big fan of Iskandar Ismail," shared by Mr. Fahd.

gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق)

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

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

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گرك (gerek),^[1][2] from Old Anatolian Turkish كرك (gäräk), from Proto-Turkic *kẹrgek (“necessity, necessary”),^[3] from *kẹrge- (“to need”) +‎ *-k (participle suffix).^[4][5]

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

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gerek

1. necessary, required

   Synonyms: gerekli, lazım, lüzumlu

gerek (definite accusative gereği, plural gerekler)

1. necessity, requirement

   Synonyms: gereklilik, icap, gereksinim, ihtiyaç

gerek ... gerek ...

1. Used for combining elements of similar function or equivalence, or choosing between multiple things; whether ... or, either … or, both … and, as well as.

   Synonyms: kâh ... kâh, hem ... hem ...

   • 1938, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, On beşinci yıl kitabı, Cumhuriyet Matbaası, page 394:

     ...gerek ölçüsüz yapılan iskânlar ve gerek memleket dahilinde olan göçler...

     ...both the extravagant settlements and the immigrations within the nation...

   • 1935, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, Büyük Kurultay, C.H.P. Dördüncü Büyük Kurultayı görüşmeleri tutulgası, 9-16 Mayıs 1935, Ulus Basımevi, page 228:

     Gerek bu maddeyi, gerek Kültür bakanlığına aid maddeleri diğer arkadaşlarla ... sabaha kadar müzakere ettik.

     We discussed this article as well as the articles related to the Culture ministry with the other colleagues till morning.

• “gerek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “gerek¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1687