erken

From Dutch erkennen, from Middle Dutch erkennen. Equivalent to er- +‎ ken.

• IPA^(key): /ɛrˈkɛn/

erken (present erken, present participle erkennende, past participle erken)

1. (transitive) to acknowledge, to recognise

   Die taal was nog nie erken as amptelike taal nie.

   The language hadn't yet been recognised as an official language.

• erkenning
• erkentelik
• erkentenis

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erken

1. inflection of erkennen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

• keren, reken

From Ottoman Turkish اركن, ایركن, equivalent to er (“early”) +‎ -ken (“while”).

• IPA^(key): /æɾˈkæn/

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erken

1. early

   Erken seçim 24 Haziran'da yapılacak. ― Early elections will be held on 24 June.

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erken

1. early

   Yaz erken geldi. ― Summer came early.