yalandan

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From singular ablative of yalan.

Adverb

yalandan

  1. pretendingly, as to pretend, not genuinely

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یالاندن (yalandan),[1][2] from یالان (yalan),[3] equivalent to yalan (“lie, untruth”) +‎ -dan (ablative suffix), literally “from (the) lie”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ja.ɫanˈdan/
  • Hyphenation: ya‧lan‧dan

Adverb

yalandan

  1. falsely, artificially, in a pretend and theatrical way
    Synonyms: yalancıktan, numaradan, (archaic) sureta
  2. only for show, without proper care, cursorily
    Synonyms: üstünkörü, baştan savma, eğreti

Noun

yalandan

  1. singular ablative of yalan

References
  1. Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “یالاندن”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1535
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “یالاندن سویلمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1343
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yalan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading
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