to maintain, to keep · to conserve · to support (someone) financially or materially
çekim: geçmiş mantenùto · ortaç mantenùto · şimdiki mantiène · ulaç mantenènte
eş: conservare, tenere, tenere saldo, restare in possesso, detenere, reggere
köken: From Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). By surface analysis, mano + tenere. Compare French maintenir, Spanish mantener, Portuguese manter.