çıldırmak

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (intransitive) to go mad, go crazy, go insane, lose one's mind
  2. (intransitive) to crave, look forward to, be dying for, long, hanker

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Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish چلدرمق (çıldırmak, “to go mad, to lose one's wits”), earlier attested as a derivative چلدردی (çıldurdu, “crackling noise”). Akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (çaldrāmāk, “to clank, jingle”). Compare also Turkish çatlamak (“to make a cracking sound, to crack, to go mad”) for a similar semantic evolution.

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