Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish چلدرمق (çıldırmak, to go mad, to lose one's wits), earlier attested as a derivative چلدردی (çıldurdu, crackling noise). Akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (çaldrāmāk, to clank, jingle). Compare also Turkish çatlamak (to make a cracking sound, to crack, to go mad) for a similar semantic evolution.

Verb

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çıldırmak (third-person singular simple present çıldırır)

  1. (intransitive) to go mad, go crazy, go insane, lose one's mind
    Çıldırdın mı sen?Are you crazy?
  2. (intransitive) to crave, look forward to, be dying for, long, hanker

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