sallanmak

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) For something to move regularly back and forth while suspended or on an axis; to swing, to oscillate, to sway.
  2. (intransitive) To become loose at its place and stir; to wobble, to jiggle.
  3. (transitive) To swing oneself on a swing or a hammock etc.
  4. (figuratively, transitive) To waste one's time on pointless things; to loiter, to idle around, to dillydally.

Synonyms

tereddüd etmek

ırgalanmak

salınmak

sersem sersem yürümek

yan yatmak

karina etmek

sarkaç gibi sallanmak

yan yatırmak

sinek avlamak

oynayıp durmak

ağırdan almak

işi yavaşlatmak

hareket ettirmek

kımıldatmak

Pronounced as (IPA)
/saɫ.ɫanˈmak/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish صاللانمق (ṣallanmaḳ, “intransitive; to swing, to oscillate, to falter”), 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”), morphologically sal- + -le + -n (“passive and reflexive suffix”) + -mek. Cognates with Azerbaijani sallanmaq.

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