sallamak.
To move regularly in the same direction; to swing, to rock, to shake.
Meaning & usage
To move regularly in the same direction; to swing, to rock, to shake.
Arık, zayıf bir buzağı kuyruğunu sallayarak gidiyordu.
To jerk, to jolt.
To make up, to think up, to fabricate, to take a stab in the dark.
To constantly postpone a task or responsibility; to buy time, to drag one's feet, to procrastinate
Where this word comes from
From Ottoman Turkish صاللامق (ṣallamaḳ, “to swing or rock to and fro, to mind, to pay attention”), from Ottoman Turkish صالمق (ṣalmaḳ, “to let go, to free, to let hang down, to send”), from Proto-Turkic *sal- (“to swing, to let hang down, to let go, to spare, to set free, to drop, to lower”). Cognates with Azerbaijani sallamaq.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.