sürtmek

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سورتمك (sürtmek, to rub grindingly against), from Proto-Turkic *sür(-t)- (to rub, smear). Cognate to sürmek (to rub, smear, spread), see further cognates there.

Verb

sürtmek (third-person singular simple present sürter)

  1. (transitive) to rub against
  2. (intransitive) to vagabond, sleep around, gad, horse around, wander about aimlessly

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Descendants

  • Ladino: sorretear, sorretera

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