delişmen

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دلیشمن (delişmen), form of Proto-Turkic *tẹ̄l(b)ür- (“to go mad”) (modern delirmek).

Adjective

delişmen

1. spoiled

   Synonym: şımarık

2. irresponsible

   Synonym: zıpır

3. impulsive

Related terms

• deli

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “delişmen”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1140
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دلیشمن”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “delişmen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük