yalandan

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Azerbaijani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From singular ablative of yalan.

Adverb[edit]

yalandan

  1. pretendingly, as to pretend, not genuinely

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یالاندن (yalandan),[1][2] from یالان (yalan),[3] equivalent to yalan (lie, untruth) +‎ -dan (ablative suffix), literally from (the) lie.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ja.ɫanˈdan/
  • Hyphenation: ya‧lan‧dan

Adverb[edit]

yalandan

  1. falsely, artificially, in a pretend and theatrical way
    Synonyms: yalancıktan, numaradan, (archaic) sureta
  2. only for show, without proper care, cursorily
    Synonyms: üstünkörü, baştan savma, eğreti

Noun[edit]

yalandan

  1. singular ablative of yalan

References[edit]

  1. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901), “یالاندن”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1535
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911), “یالاندن سویلمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1343
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “yalan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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