tekme

Tekme is a Turkish noun meaning "kick" or "the act of kicking." It designates a physical strike delivered with the foot and is used in sports, martial arts, and everyday language. In football (soccer) contexts, tekme can refer to a powerful kick toward the goal, though more specific terms like şut are also common. In martial arts or self-defense discussions, tekme refers to kicking techniques, such as front kicks, roundhouse kicks, or side kicks, depending on the discipline.

The most common verbal construction to express the act of delivering a kick is tekme atmak, literally "to strike with a kick." The phrase tekme tokat, a colloquial compound, conveys a heavy, repeated beating and is used to emphasize violence. Other related expressions include tekme atılmak, meaning "to be kicked," and, less frequently, references to the act of kicking in descriptive prose.

In Turkish, tekme is a native word with standard usage in dictionaries and everyday language. It appears in literature, media reporting on sports or injuries, and instructional contexts that discuss kicking techniques. Outside Turkish-speaking communities, tekme is typically encountered in contexts where Turkish terms are transliterated or explained, rather than as an everyday loanword in other languages.

See also: Kick (sports), Martial arts, Turkish language.