çıldırmak

Meaning

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

Concepts

rave

go nuts

Synonyms

delirmek

sapıtmak

kudurmak

aklını kaçırmak

kafayı yemek

aklını yitirmek

Translations

devenir fou

perdre la tête

durchdrehen

rasen

überschnappen

verrückt werden

auszucken

idolâtrer

retourner

délirer sur

péter les plombs

péter un plomb

devenir être fou

péter un câble

impazzire

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: چلدرمق

Cognate with Turkish: çatlamak

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.