Turkish

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Etymology

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Causative of sallanmak. From Ottoman Turkish صاللاندرمق (ṣallandırmaḳ, to make or let swing),[1] from Ottoman Turkish صاللانمق (ṣallanmaḳ, to swing, to oscillate, to falter), from Ottoman Turkish صاللامق (ṣallamaḳ, to swing or rock to and fro, to mind, to pay attention), from Ottoman Turkish صالمق (ṣalmaḳ, to let go, to free, to let hang down, to send), from Proto-Turkic *sal- (to swing, to let hang down, to let go, to spare, to set free),[2] morphologically sal- +‎ -le +‎ -n (passive and reflexive suffix) +‎ -dir (causative suffix) +‎ -mek. Cognates with Azerbaijani sallandırmaq.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saɫ.ɫan.dɯɾˈmak/
  • Hyphenation: sal‧lan‧dır‧mak

Verb

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sallandırmak (third-person singular simple present sallandırır)

  1. (transitive) causative of sallanmak
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To execute someone by hanging; to string up.
    Synonyms: asmak, idam etmek, ipe çekmek, darağacına çekmek

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صاللاندرمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1161
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “salla-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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