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çatlamak

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃat.ɫaˈmak/

“çatlamak” is a Turkish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to crack
  2. to become enraged or mad, especially due to jealousy
  3. to overeat to the point of death
  4. to burst (with an emotion)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چاتلامق (çatlamak). By surface analysis, çat (“sound of cracking”) + -la. Cognate to Azerbaijani çatlamaq.

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