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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صارماش طولاش (ṣarmaş dolaş),[1][2] from صارماش (ṣarmaş) + طولاش (dolaş),[3] equivalent to sar- (“to wrap, to wind”) + -ma + -ş + dola- (“to wind around”) + -ş.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saɾˈmaʃ.do.ɫaʃ/
- Hyphenation: sar‧maş‧do‧laş
Adverb
sarmaş dolaş
- (figuratively) In a hugging, cuddling state.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صارماش طولاش”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1155
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صارماش طولاش اولمق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 746
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sarmaş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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