sallamak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صاللامق (ṣallamaḳ, “to swing or rock to and fro, to mind, to pay attention”), from Ottoman Turkish صالمق (ṣalmaḳ, “to let go, to free, to let hang down, to send”), from Proto-Turkic *sal- (“to swing, to let hang down, to let go, to spare, to set free, to drop, to lower”). Cognates with Azerbaijani sallamaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɫ.ɫaˈmak/
• Hyphenation: sal‧la‧mak

Verb

sallamak (third-person singular simple present sallar)

1. (transitive) To move regularly in the same direction; to swing, to rock, to shake.
2. (transitive) To jerk, to jolt.

   Synonym: sarsmak

3. (transitive, figuratively) To make up, to think up, to fabricate, to take a stab in the dark.

   Synonyms: uydurmak, kafadan atmak, tahmin etmek

4. (transitive, slang) To constantly postpone a task or responsibility; to buy time, to drag one's feet, to procrastinate

   Synonyms: savsaklamak, ertelemek

Conjugation

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References

Further reading

• “sallamak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “sallamak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı