tırmanmak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طرمانمق (to cling or climb with the claws), verb formed from طرناق (tırnak).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

tırmanmak (third-person singular simple present tırmanır)

  1. to cling with the claws or fingertips
  2. to climb; to scramble
    • 1936 February 8, H. Günay, “Gezmen muharririmizin intibaları”, in Yeni Asır:
      Yolcularını İzmırden ayıran tren Kemerle Kızılçullu arasındaki yokuşu ağır solumalarla tırmandıktan sonra sür'atle ilerilemeğe başladı.
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Conjugation

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tırmanmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طرمانمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1238
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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