Azerbaijani edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Turkish telesmek. Possibly from tez +‎ -lə, by metathesis (?).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

tələsmək

  1. (intransitive) to hurry, hasten
    Antonym: yubanmaq
    tələsən təndirə düşər
    haste makes waste
    (literally, “one who hastens will fall into the tandoor.”)

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