tırmalamak

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طرمالامق (tırmalamak), from Proto-Turkic *tïrŋa-k (“finger-nail, claw”). Equivalent to tırnak (“fingernail, claw”) +‎ -la (forms verbs from nouns) +‎ -mak (infinitive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɯɾ.ma.ɫa.ˈmak/
• Hyphenation: tır‧ma‧la‧mak

Verb

tırmalamak (third-person singular simple present tırmalar)

1. to scratch, claw

   Synonyms: cırnaklamak, tırmıklamak, tırnaklamak

2. (figuratively) to worry, vex, annoy
3. (figuratively) to offend (the senses)

Derived terms

• tırmalanmak
• tırmalatmak

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tırmalamak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طرمالامق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1238
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN