paralamak

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to tear apart, maul, shred
  2. (transitive) to wear out, ruin, fray
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to hurt someone with words, lash out verbally
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to exhaust oneself, overwork

Pronounced as (IPA)
/pa.ɾa.ɫaˈmak/
Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پارالامق, پارهلمق (paralamak), from Persian پاره (pâre) + Ottoman Turkish ـلامق (-lamak).

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