Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From یامان (yaman, bad, evil, wicked) +‎ ـلانمق (-lanmak, suffix forming passive infinitives from stems ending in back vowels).

Verb

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یامانلانمق (yamanlanmak)

  1. (intransitive) to become bad, evil, wicked, or malicious
    Synonym: كوتیلنمك (kötülenmek)

Further reading

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