sersem

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سرسم (sersem).

Adjective

sersem

  1. stupid
  2. moron

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سرسم (sersem), from Persian سرسام (sarsâm, brain inflamation, brain tumor), combination of Persian سر (sar, head) and Persian سام (sâm, fever).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

sersem

  1. stunned; stupefied; unconscious
  2. (figurative, by extension) giddy, foolish, silly

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sersem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • sersem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu