sırıtmak

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish صریتمق (ṣırıtmaḳ, to grin, to laugh).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [sɯ.rɯtˈmak]
  • Hyphenation: sı‧rıt‧mak

Verb[edit]

sırıtmak (third-person singular simple present sırıtır)

  1. (intransitive) To grin, to smirk in a way that indicates stupidity, surprise, cunning, or ridicule.
    (idiom) pişmiş kelle gibi sırıtmakto grin like a Cheshire cat
  2. (slang, intransitive) (of a clothing or accessory item) To visually stand out in a negative way; to catch the eye due to being out of place.

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صریتمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1175

Further reading[edit]

  • sırıtmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu