Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish طوملمق (domalmak), cognate with Kazakh томалау (tomalau) and Azerbaijani dombalmaq. Akin to Turkish domalan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /do.maɫˈmak/
  • Hyphenation: do‧mal‧mak

Verb

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domalmak (third-person singular simple present domalır)

  1. (intransitive, vulgar) to get on all fours
  2. (transitive, vulgar) to pay (an amount deemed much higher than the product or the service merited)
    Synonym: bayılmak
    Bok gibi kestiği saçım için berbere 50 lira domaldıktan sonra benim haller.
    My face after having to pay ₺50 to the barber for a shitty haircut.

Conjugation

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