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sarmak.

to wind or wrap (one thing) around (another)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to wind or wrap (one thing) around (another)

    dative · transitive
    Kolunu boynuna sardı.
  2. to bandage

    transitive
    Yaranı sarmamı ister misin?
  3. to surround (a place, someone)

    transitive
    Çevremizi kurtlar sarmıştı.
  4. to cover, spread over, envelop.

    transitive
  5. to wind up, coil up

    transitive
  6. to interest, excite the curiosity of; to please

    slang
    Bu oyun beni sarmadı.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صارمق (sarmak, “to wind, wrap around, embrace, surround, comprehend, take in”), from Proto-Turkic *saru- (“to wind around”). Cognates * Karakhanid [script needed] (sarūmāk, “to wind, wrap”) * Azerbaijani sarımaq (“to wind”) * Chuvash сырма (syrma, “to circle, surround”) * Khakas сарирға (sarirğa, “to wind, wrap”) * Tatar сарырга (sarırğa, “to wind, surround”) * Turkmen saramak (“to spin, wrap”)

verb
  1. to attack (someone) verbally, lay into somebody

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (sarmāk, “to ill-use, use harsh language”)

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