damlamak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طاملامق (damlamak, to drip), from Old Anatolian Turkish طمـ (tam-, to drip), Old Turkic [script needed] (tam-, to drip).[1] Compare Turkmen dammak (to drip), Uzbek tommoq (to drip).

Verb

damlamak (third-person singular simple present damlar)

  1. (intransitive) to drip, trickle
    Damlaya damlaya göl olur.A little at a time makes a lot. (A proverb. Lit. dripping and dripping it makes a lake.)
  2. (intransitive) to drop in (a place) unannounced, blow in, happen in, drop in

Conjugation

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Derived terms

  • damlama
  • damla
  • damlayış
  • damlatmak

References

  1. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “damla-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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