Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish یالوارمق (yalvarmak), a derivation of Proto-Turkic *yāl- (to ask, require; to hire, lease; servant; envoy).

Cognate with Azerbaijani yalvarmaq, Kazakh жалбару (jalbaru), Southern Altai јалбар- (ǰalbar-, to beg), Tuvan чалбарыыр (çalbarıır).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

yalvarmak

  1. to implore, to beg
    Coordinate term: yakarmak

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • yalvarmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu