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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

salak.

foolish, stupidish

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adj[s̟ɑˈɫ̟ɑk]
  1. foolish, stupidish

    Salak salak konuşma.
  2. silly, unserious

    Ay salak seni!
Where this word comes from

Recorded during Ottoman Turkish صلاق (salak, “penis exposer; penis; a kind of weapon with balls”), derived from Ottoman Turkish صالمق (sal-, “to release, free, throw”). See Turkish salmak. Nişanyan thinks the word went through semantic extension perhaps under now Turkish slang saloz (“stupid”), a borrowing from Greek σαλός (salós, “fool”). Compare also Kazakh салақ (salaq, “muddlehead; careless, unkempt”).

noun[s̟ɑˈɫ̟ɑk]
  1. fool, someone stupid, idiot.

    derogatory · offensive
    Şu salağı bir kazıklamışım, görmeliydin.
Where this word comes from

Recorded during Ottoman Turkish صلاق (salak, “penis exposer; penis; a kind of weapon with balls”), derived from Ottoman Turkish صالمق (sal-, “to release, free, throw”). See Turkish salmak. Nişanyan thinks the word went through semantic extension perhaps under now Turkish slang saloz (“stupid”), a borrowing from Greek σαλός (salós, “fool”). Compare also Kazakh салақ (salaq, “muddlehead; careless, unkempt”).

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