Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish خام (ḫam, unripe, immature, green, raw, uncooked, untrained, unaccustomed to work),[1] from Persian خام (xâm),[2] morphologically ham +‎ -la +‎ -mak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ham.ɫaˈmak/
  • Hyphenation: ham‧la‧mak

Verb

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hamlamak (third-person singular simple present hamlar)

  1. (intransitive, figuratively) (for people or animals) To lose one's fitness due to a long period of idleness and lack of exercise; to fall out of shape, to rust; to be out of practice.
    Synonyms: hamlaşmak, formdan düşmek, paslanmak

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “خام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 825
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tekrar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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