yalamak

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to lick (to stroke with a tongue), to lick something up
  2. (transitive) to sweep
  3. to graze or skim over, pass just above or near the surface of

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Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish یالامق (yalamak, “to lick, lick up”), from Proto-Turkic *yālga- (“to lick”). Cognate with Azerbaijani yalamaq and Turkmen ýalamak.

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